Petition summary:
Want to know a little more about what the proposal for“Lori’s Law” is all about? The current Social Security Administration (SSA) law states that a disabled person receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) on a parent’s work record can only marry another disabled person and keep their benefits. It further states that marrying an able bodied individual mandates forfeiture of aforementioned insurance and loss of healthcare coverage via Medicare. Basically, the current law goes on to state that if someone receives SSDI on their own work record, they can marry an able bodied or disabled person and keep their benefits and healthcare. While allowing for that scenario, there is no provision under the current law for me (Lori) or others like me to keep necessary benefits already granted us or to transfer to a spouse’s work record.
Can you imagine the outrage, if all of the civil rights laws passed since the 1960’s allowing interracial marriage and or recent laws regarding same sex marriage were conditional upon one person losing their financial wellbeing and their healthcare? It’s very hard to believe our country would stand for that. However, we are in a situation where we are being told exactly that. Stay single or marry within your same class as disabled to keep your healthcare--there is no real choice. It is life threatening for me (Lori) to lose my disability insurance and healthcare. Therefore, Mark and I cannot enjoy our love within the sanctity of marriage because he is able bodied, or because I am not, depending on how you look at it. Sound crazy? Yes it does, but it is true. Congressman Jimmy Pannetta’s staff recently launched a Congressional Inquiry into this matter, on our behalf. To their surprise, the current law has been confirmed as still standing. It’s time this law be successfully challenged. Please help us put an end to this discriminatory, obsolete, and hurtful policy. See our story. https://youtu.be/SnShoFelNvA
IF YOU ARE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION - PLEASE EMAIL US - [email protected]
Please fill this out to share YOUR story, https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QCVQL8K
Thank you,
Lori Long and Mark Contreras (Hopefully soon to be Mr. and Mrs. Contreras)
Action petitioned for:
We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge our leaders to act now to please help us put an end to discrimination and pass what is currently nicknamed “Lori’s Law.” It simply states that a disabled person (specifically someone disabled before the age of 22 thus receiving SSDI on a parent’s work record) shall be allowed to marry an able bodied individual and keep their disability benefits including Medicare.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
August 23, 2021
August 20, 2021
The signature count for Lori's Law is steadily rising as we approach one thousand supporters. We must maintain this momentum to ensure our message reaches the Social Security Administration with sufficient authority. Please send this link to individuals who are unfamiliar with the discriminatory nature of these marriage restrictions.
Reached 100 supporters
May 27, 2020
May 25, 2020
The momentum behind this initiative continues to build as we approach the one hundred signature milestone. Reaching this threshold will significantly bolster our position when presenting these arguments to lawmakers. Please encourage your contacts to review the proposal today.
272 Comments
Me and my husband just got married in October of 2020 and we are an hour away from being divorced in 2021 of March because of the Social Security Disability punishment act for people with disability not being able to be married and keep their benefits this is ridiculous and it needs to stop.
Im disabled and have been in my relationship for 7 years watching everyone else get married. Im so sick of it. Its our turn. Shouldve been our turn when we were addressing marriage equality for the lgbt community!
I too receive benefits from my father’s work record and am only able to work part time. I love Jesus and I want to honor him with my life. I’m hopeful the rules will change soon so that I can honor him and the man I love, by getting married.
this is so wrong. My daughter falls in this category and cannot marry her fiancé because of it. He is her main care provider and cannot work full time and earn enough money/healthcare to support her and take care of her too.
I’m 20 years old, disabled, and receive SSI benefits. I want to be able to marry in my future. I don’t want to be treated like a burden, transferred from my abled parents to an abled spouse. I am more than that. I am human. Let me keep my benefits.
Hi Lori (great name by the way) :) So sorry you are facing these inappropriate marriage barriers. We are doing all that we can to correct this. Please reach out to DREDF in California. Lori
I am a DAC,who receives survivors benifits from my deceased father's record. I was born with a Genetic collagen disease, that is degenerative and has no cure. I am 54 and would like to exercise my rights, as an American ,the freedom of marriage, without penalty! As current laws,would cause me to loose my supporting income/medical if I were to marry, as I desperately desire
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Petition summary:
Want to know a little more about what the proposal for“Lori’s Law” is all about? The current Social Security Administration (SSA) law states that a disabled person receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) on a parent’s work record can only marry another disabled person and keep their benefits. It further states that marrying an able bodied individual mandates forfeiture of aforementioned insurance and loss of healthcare coverage via Medicare. Basically, the current law goes on to state that if someone receives SSDI on their own work record, they can marry an able bodied or disabled person and keep their benefits and healthcare. While allowing for that scenario, there is no provision under the current law for me (Lori) or others like me to keep necessary benefits already granted us or to transfer to a spouse’s work record.
Can you imagine the outrage, if all of the civil rights laws passed since the 1960’s allowing interracial marriage and or recent laws regarding same sex marriage were conditional upon one person losing their financial wellbeing and their healthcare? It’s very hard to believe our country would stand for that. However, we are in a situation where we are being told exactly that. Stay single or marry within your same class as disabled to keep your healthcare--there is no real choice. It is life threatening for me (Lori) to lose my disability insurance and healthcare. Therefore, Mark and I cannot enjoy our love within the sanctity of marriage because he is able bodied, or because I am not, depending on how you look at it. Sound crazy? Yes it does, but it is true. Congressman Jimmy Pannetta’s staff recently launched a Congressional Inquiry into this matter, on our behalf. To their surprise, the current law has been confirmed as still standing. It’s time this law be successfully challenged. Please help us put an end to this discriminatory, obsolete, and hurtful policy. See our story. https://youtu.be/SnShoFelNvA
IF YOU ARE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION - PLEASE EMAIL US - [email protected]
Please fill this out to share YOUR story, https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QCVQL8K
Thank you,
Lori Long and Mark Contreras (Hopefully soon to be Mr. and Mrs. Contreras)
Action petitioned for:
We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge our leaders to act now to please help us put an end to discrimination and pass what is currently nicknamed “Lori’s Law.” It simply states that a disabled person (specifically someone disabled before the age of 22 thus receiving SSDI on a parent’s work record) shall be allowed to marry an able bodied individual and keep their disability benefits including Medicare.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
August 23, 2021
August 20, 2021
The signature count for Lori's Law is steadily rising as we approach one thousand supporters. We must maintain this momentum to ensure our message reaches the Social Security Administration with sufficient authority. Please send this link to individuals who are unfamiliar with the discriminatory nature of these marriage restrictions.
Reached 100 supporters
May 27, 2020
May 25, 2020
The momentum behind this initiative continues to build as we approach the one hundred signature milestone. Reaching this threshold will significantly bolster our position when presenting these arguments to lawmakers. Please encourage your contacts to review the proposal today.
272 Comments
Thank you Mark and Lori for bringing this issue to light. When my husband and I got married 15 years ago, he lost all benefits. He is quadriplegic but because of the current policies, he doesn't qualify to receive disability benefits.
Me and my husband just got married in October of 2020 and we are an hour away from being divorced in 2021 of March because of the Social Security Disability punishment act for people with disability not being able to be married and keep their benefits this is ridiculous and it needs to stop.
Im disabled and have been in my relationship for 7 years watching everyone else get married. Im so sick of it. Its our turn. Shouldve been our turn when we were addressing marriage equality for the lgbt community!
I too receive benefits from my father’s work record and am only able to work part time. I love Jesus and I want to honor him with my life. I’m hopeful the rules will change soon so that I can honor him and the man I love, by getting married.
this is so wrong. My daughter falls in this category and cannot marry her fiancé because of it. He is her main care provider and cannot work full time and earn enough money/healthcare to support her and take care of her too.
I’m 20 years old, disabled, and receive SSI benefits. I want to be able to marry in my future. I don’t want to be treated like a burden, transferred from my abled parents to an abled spouse. I am more than that. I am human. Let me keep my benefits.
Hi Lori (great name by the way) :) So sorry you are facing these inappropriate marriage barriers. We are doing all that we can to correct this. Please reach out to DREDF in California. Lori
I am a DAC,who receives survivors benifits from my deceased father's record. I was born with a Genetic collagen disease, that is degenerative and has no cure. I am 54 and would like to exercise my rights, as an American ,the freedom of marriage, without penalty! As current laws,would cause me to loose my supporting income/medical if I were to marry, as I desperately desire
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Thank you Mark and Lori for bringing this issue to light. When my husband and I got married 15 years ago, he lost all benefits. He is quadriplegic but because of the current policies, he doesn't qualify to receive disability benefits.