Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Cancer-stricken soldier fights against DOMA
Washington, DC — Freedom to Marry and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network SLDN July 18 released a new online video featuring Chief Warrant Officer CW2 Charlie Morgan and her wife, Karen, spotlighting the inequalities forced upon gay and lesbian service members by the so-called Defense of Marriage Act DOMA. Morgan - who is battling incurable stage four breast cancer - recently returned from a deployment to the Middle East. Should she not survive this battle for her health, her wife would not receive the survivors' benefits she desperately needs to take care of their now five-year-old daughter, Casey Elena.
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