From The Bad Guy

[marry-ella]

I am only joking about the title - k
But I find this informitive and intresting.
http://stoppolygamyincanada.wordpress.com/

1. On 19 May 1976 Canada ratified the Protocol on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Article 18 (3) states that everyone has the freedom to practise their religion subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of others. Because it ratified the Protocol, Canada is legally obligated to uphold the provisions of this document. The Supreme Court of Canada has used it to curtail, for example, the “right” of Jehovah Witness parents to refuse blood transfusions to their children.

2. In 1982, Canada brought in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which states in sections 15 and 28 that women have complete equality with men.

3. On 18 October 2002, Canada ratified the Protocol on the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (Equality in Marriage and Family Relations: 04/02/94. CEDAW General Recommendation 21. Sections 14 and 39 state that polygamy contravenes women’s equality rights and also harms their children. Because it ratified the Protocol, Canada is legally obligated to uphold the provisions of this document.

 

[elkanahtyler]

Maybe I'm a little slow tonight, but "CEDAW General Recommendation 21. Sections 14 and 39 state that polygamy contravenes women’s equality rights and also harms their children" seems illogical and inconsistent. If women's equality rights were to be upheld and promoted, then wives should be able to have more than one husband, like men should be able to have more than one wife. It wouldn't be acceptable to God but it would provide for equal protection under the law.