The Supreme Court of United States recently recognized that same-sex marriage is a civil right that can’t be abridged or denied by the state or the United States after the examination case of Obergefell v Hodge. In effect, same-sex marriage should not be limited or prohibited because it violates the Due process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment written in the Constitution of United States, which guarantees the right to marry as one of the fundamental liberties it protects, and that analysis applies to same-sex couples in the same manner as it does to opposite-sex couples. The Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Obergefell v Hodge analyze the reasons that lead the majority of the court to reach this decision. In the case of Obergefell …show more content…
Hence it should be enforce. They reach this decision after examining and finding the liberties implied in the Due process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. According to Obergefell v Hodge (2015), “ Extend to certain personal choices central to individual dignity and autonomy, including intimate choices that define personal identity and beliefs.” (Pg. 10) These lines emphasizes that although the union of two individuals of the opposite sex in marriage is considered normal and the standard, while same-sex marriage is considered to be immoral and unconventional, that the right of same-sex couples to marry and express themselves cannot be abridged or deny since their liberties are guaranteed and protected under the Constitution of United States. As a result, using this reasoning, the majority concluded that even though this right is not directly enumerated in the Constitution, that the liberty interest to marry extends to same-sex couples and that the denial of that right would deny the same-sex couples equal protection under the