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[Analysis] What is no-fault divorce, and why do some conservatives want to get rid of it? | CNN (www.cnn.com)

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Though no-fault divorce was first legalized more than 50 years ago, it has long been sneered at in conservative circles, who see it as a danger to the sanctity of marriage and the concept of the American family.

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[–] captainlezbian 7 points 11 months ago

I think it’s important to express no fault divorce not as a women’s rights issue but as an everyone’s rights issue. Yes, we will be the primary beneficiaries of it, probably by quite a bit. But every man who can’t prove his spouse is abusing him needs no fault divorce too. Every person who feels trapped in a marriage needs no fault divorce.

And this gets to the crux of the matter. Republicans are actively fighting so you don’t get to decide whether or not you’re married unless it conforms to their personal beliefs. They’re seeking to remove your bodily autonomy. Choices are good, freedom is good, even when you choose to live the way they want to force you to.