Much Ado About Polygamy
Monday, November 6, 2000
The suggestion from State Minister of Women’s Empowerment to revoke Government Regulation No.10/1983—which includes the prohibition of male civil servants from remarrying without a permit from the first wife—has attracted arguments for and against in society. According to the minister, polygamy on one side would invoke violence against women. However, on the other side, prohibiting men to marry more than one woman would make the
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