Utah senate unanimously moves to decriminalize polygamy | US news | The Guardian
Utah s history of felony punishment for polygamy has never halted its practice entirely but rather driven it to the fringes of society, creating a culture of fear that allows perpetrators to thrive, Henderson said.
The solution to the problem is increased societal integration, which can only come through decriminalizing otherwise law-abiding polygamists, Henderson said during a preliminary debate on the bill last week.
Critics, however, say the measure wrongly frames polygamy as a human rights issue.
Proponents of this bill attempt to piggyback on the success of the gay rights movement by promoting the narrative that this initiative is about consenting adults doing what they will, the anti-polygamy group Sound Choices Coalition said in a statement. This has nothing to do about consenting adults or gay rights. It s all about weaponizing God.