NCFR Board update: U.S. Supreme Court decision on marriage for same-sex couples

(The statement originally was made June 29, 2015, and was revised Nov. 23, 2015.)

The Board of Directors of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) welcomes the U.S. Supreme Court decision that extends the Constitutional right of civil marriage to same-sex couples across our nation. The majority opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges pointed to the injustice of denying same-sex couples and their children the legal and financial benefits of marriage, as well as "the recognition, stability, and predictability marriage offers." The Court's opinion is consistent with the NCFR Board of Directors' statement that "because children thrive in stable families, and because marriage helps to stabilize unions, the well-being of children is enhanced when same-sex parents have access to marriage and all of its social and legal benefits and protections."