Hard_Rom
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The forced marriage of underage girls is most definitely evil and should never be allowed. Same with planned marriages. If the couple join at a legal age and are not forced then I see no reason against planned marriages either.
But consenting age polygamous marriages should be allowed. Polygyny, polyandry and group marriages.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy
Polygamy involves marriage with more than one spouse. When a man is married to more than one wife at a time, it is called polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry. If a marriage includes multiple husbands and wives, it can be called a group marriage.
Polyandry is the practice wherein a woman has more than one husband at the same time. Polyandry is much less popular than polygyny and is illegal in virtually every state in the world. It occurs only in remote communities.
*which would indicate a bias against women considering that polygyny is legal in some places, debateable in others and illegal in some*
Group marriage is a marriage wherein the family unit consists of more than two partners, any of whom share parental responsibility for any children arising from the marriage.[21] Group marriage is a form of non-monogamy and polyamory.
In an October 2004 op-ed for USA Today, George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley "argued that, as a simple matter of equal treatment under law, polygamy ought to be legal. Acknowledging that underage girls are sometimes coerced into polygamous marriages, Turley replied that banning polygamy is no more a solution to child abuse than banning marriage would be a solution to spousal abuse."
*things get a bit more complicated in the modern welfare state involving tax and child benefits*
But consenting age polygamous marriages should be allowed. Polygyny, polyandry and group marriages.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy
Polygamy involves marriage with more than one spouse. When a man is married to more than one wife at a time, it is called polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry. If a marriage includes multiple husbands and wives, it can be called a group marriage.
Polyandry is the practice wherein a woman has more than one husband at the same time. Polyandry is much less popular than polygyny and is illegal in virtually every state in the world. It occurs only in remote communities.
*which would indicate a bias against women considering that polygyny is legal in some places, debateable in others and illegal in some*
Group marriage is a marriage wherein the family unit consists of more than two partners, any of whom share parental responsibility for any children arising from the marriage.[21] Group marriage is a form of non-monogamy and polyamory.
In an October 2004 op-ed for USA Today, George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley "argued that, as a simple matter of equal treatment under law, polygamy ought to be legal. Acknowledging that underage girls are sometimes coerced into polygamous marriages, Turley replied that banning polygamy is no more a solution to child abuse than banning marriage would be a solution to spousal abuse."
*things get a bit more complicated in the modern welfare state involving tax and child benefits*
