SSM AND POLYGAMY: Mark Barton replies to Maggie Gallagher

Maggie: What is the principled argument to be made for breaking up these existing families, or even for failing to recognize the adult relationships among people raising children?

Mark B.: I don't know--is there one? The strongest argument I know of against polygamy is that if a minority of men are allowed to corner the market on wives, the large number of remaining men will tend to fight over the small number of remaining women. But I'm inclined to fix that not by outlawing polygamy, much less breaking up polygamous marriages contracted in other countries, but by giving women better economic opportunities so that they're not driven to prostitute themselves to wealthy men in the first place.
posted by Eve at 3:38 PM VOTE

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