Massachusetts dioceses consider whether to insure same-sex marrieds
Lawyers who represent Massachusetts' four Catholic dioceses are exploring whether the church could or should offer health care coverage to same-sex spouses of employees who obtain civil marriages after a court ruling scheduled to take effect May 17. "We're still looking at it. ... We don't have a legal response yet," said Gerald D'Avolio, an attorney who is executive director of the Massachusetts Catholic Conference, the church's lobbying arm. Because the archdiocese is self-insured, it is not bound by state regulations requiring that companies offer similar benefits to all spouses, a spokesman for the state Division of Insurance said.
Boston Herald
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