Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged same-sex couples living in the United States that they ‘ought to consider getting married’ amid SCOTUS’ decision on whether to hear a case on same-sex marriage.

SCOTUS (The Supreme Court of the United States) is currently considering whether to hear an appeal brought by former county clerk Kim Davis to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges – the landmark 2015 ruling that legalised same-sex marriages across America.

Davis spent six days in jail in 2015, when she refused to grant a gay couple a marriage licence following the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling; in the new appeal, which SCOTUS is considering to hear, Davis is appealing a $100,000 jury verdict for emotional damages as well as $260,000 for attorneys’ fees.

But the case, if considered, could represent a threat to federal protections for same-sex marriage, on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. It is the first time the court has been formally asked to overturn same-sex marriage.

The move has sparked justified anger and fear in the LGBTQ+ community across the US, and former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has now urged same-sex couples to consider getting legally married sooner rather than later.

In an interview with Jessica Tarlov of Fox News‘ The Five, Clinton warned that “there are going to be real world consequences” for the status of same-sex marriage.

“American voters, and to some extent the American media, don’t understand how many years the Republicans have been working in order to get us to this point,” Clinton said.

“It took 50 years to overturn Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court will hear a case about gay marriage. My prediction is they will do to gay marriage what they did to abortion. They will send it back to the states.”

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