Executive Summary We define marriage as a legally sanctioned union of one man and one woman who pledge perpetual fidelity and care to on another. Its existence plays a vital role in preserving the common good and promoting the welfare of children. In virtually every known human society, the institution of marriage provides order and meaning to adult sexual relationships and, more fundamentally, furnishes the ideal context for the bearing and rearing of the young. The health of marriage is particularly important in a free society such as our own, which depends upon citizens to govern their private lives and rear their children responsibly, so as to moderate the scope, size, and power of the state. Marriage is also an important source of social, human, and financial capital for children, especially for those growing up in poor, disadvantaged communities with limited access to such resources. Thus, from the point of view of spouses, children, society, and the polity, marriage as traditionally understood advances the public interest. Marriage as an institution has been weakening in the United States for decades, with serious negative consequences for society as a whole. Four developments continue to be especially increases in rates of divorce, of nonmarital childbearing, and the notoriously fragile union of cohabitation, as well as the normalization of same-sex marriage, now civilly lawful in the United States.
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