Consenting adults have the right to marry, without any limitation based on race, nationality, religion, or sex. Representatives of all religious and nonreligious belief groups, as well as civil authorities, should have equal authority to conduct marriage ceremonies. A marriage of equal partners is the best foundation for personal growth and family happiness. Marital partners are entitled to equal rights when deciding to marry, during marriage, and at the dissolution of marriage. We oppose all attempts to obstruct or reverse the growth of women's equality and to subordinate women within marriage.
Family members have the right to be free from mental, physical, and sexual abuse.
Marital rape is a crime, and should be treated accordingly. Children are entitled to the loving, competent care they need. Families that include children should protect their rights when they are young, and prepare them to be adults able to share in fulfilling personal relationships, and to enjoy the right of self-determination and the dignity of contributing usefully to a free society. There is no better environment than a loving family for raising caring, ethical individuals. Adoption and custody decisions serve the best interests of the children when they are based on families', parents', or caretakers' ability to provide a safe, loving and enriching environment for the child, not on whether they conform to traditional or religious models.