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Tuesday, 10 July 2007 08:04

In Denying Benefits, Firm Says Civil Union
Not Marriage's Equal

A company that provides health care coverage to married gay couples in Massachusetts has denied the same benefits to a couple who entered a civil union in New Jersey. United Parcel Service's decision to deny coverage to a Toms River couple boils down to a single word: New Jersey law does not call them "spouses."


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