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Servicemembers And Veterans Challenge Constitutionality Of DOMA | A group of gay military servicemembers and veterans are filing suit today against the Defense of Marriage Act, highlighting the inequality faced by same-sex partners of those in the military. If plaintiff Massachusetts Army national Guard Maj. Shannon McLaughlin were to be deployed overseas, her wife, Casey, would be barred from taking their 10-month old twins to their regular medical appointments at a nearby military base. Casey also has to pay for a separate healthcare account.
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