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No-Fault Divorce Laws Under Attack By Right – research paper

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An emerging boilerplate issue in state legislatures is a right-wing attempt to repeal or revise no-fault divorce laws. Pennsylvania was one of the last states to pass no-fault divorce, and it is one of the first to re-consider it.

The right wing's rhetoric suggests we wouldn't have so many single-parent families if we changed divorce laws, thus keeping families together. This theme of returning to "traditional family values" is not a new mantra. We recognize this as religious, political extremist code for removing legal alternatives for women in bad or abusive marriages. Their goal is to erect barriers that force women to remain attached to men for financial security, while claiming it is necessary for the health and well-being of the children.

Basics of No-Fault Divorce

When Pennsylvania passed its no-fault divorce law in 1980, Pennsylvania NOW was not wholly in favor of the move without some......

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