Quigley Statement on Federal District Court’s Ruling that DOMA is Unconstitutional

CHICAGO -- Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) issued the following statement after a Federal District Court found parts of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional.

"I applaud the decisions of the Federal District Court," said Quigley. "I agree that the Defense of Marriage Act is an unconstitutional intrusion into state and individual rights, and I will continue to push for its repeal. These decisions affirm Lincoln's statement at Gettysburg that this nation is always moving towards freedom and equality for all."

DOMA defines marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman. Quigley spoke out against the law last year asking, "What, I would ask, is a more intimate, more important, more critical, and a more sacred decision than who we love and how we express that love?"