{"id":24588,"date":"2011-12-16T06:54:57","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T13:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/16\/in-sickness-and-in-health.html"},"modified":"2014-11-05T14:39:38","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T21:39:38","slug":"in-sickness-and-in-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/16\/in-sickness-and-in-health.html","title":{"rendered":"In sickness and in health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#39;s been long known that marriage makes for healthier individuals, overall.  Life expectancy is higher among married couples than singles, etc.  Whether it&#39;s a matter of general happiness, or having someone else to care for you, or whatever, it&#39;s a pretty clear effect.<\/p>\n<p>So it&#39;s not at all surprising that the same would pertain to gays who marry. Which adds a whole new humanitarian wrinkle to the question of marriage equality. <i>Is it morally defensible to deny gays the same demonstrable health benefits that marriage provides to straight couples?<\/i> #ddtb<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n<p style='margin-bottom:5px;'><strong>Embedded Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style='height:120px;width:120px;overflow:hidden;float:left;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;margin-right:10px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;clear:both;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style='max-width:none;' src='http:\/\/images0-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;resize_h=100&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbcimg.co.uk%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F52545000%2Fjpg%2F_52545892_000201764-1.jpg' border='0' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/health-16203621'>Gay marriage &#39;improves health&#39;<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLegalising same-sex marriage may create a healthier environment for gay men, say US researchers.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#39;s been long known that marriage makes for healthier individuals, overall. Life expectancy is higher among married couples than singles, etc. Whether it&#39;s a matter of general happiness, or having someone else to care for you, or whatever, it&#39;s a pretty clear effect. So it&#39;s not at all surprising that the same would pertain to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/16\/in-sickness-and-in-health.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;In sickness and in 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