EHA Announces Special Enrollment Period as a Result of Supreme Court Decision Regarding DOMA and Same Sex Married Couples

EHA Announces Special Enrollment Period as a Result of Supreme Court Decision Regarding DOMA and Same Sex Married Couples

On June 23, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court found Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional.  Section 3 of DOMA states that the term “marriage” means a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife.  Accordingly, as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision, the term “spouse” will refer to any individuals who are lawfully married under any state law.  This includes marriage between two people of the same sex who were legally married in a state that recognizes such marriages, even if they reside in a state that does not.

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