Response to Reviewers of The Western Case for Monogamy over Polygamy

Abstract

This brief response highlights parts of the Western story of monogamy versus polygamy that still need to be told, and responds to the reviewers’ question whether the legalization of same sex marriage will lead necessarily to the legalization of polygamous marriages.

Keywords: polygamy, same-sex marriage, common law, constitutional law, privacy, harm to women, harm to children, self-determination, religious freedom, sexual liberty, sexual morality