psychothumbs@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoTIL states that passed laws allowing a married person to seek a divorce without the consent of their spouse saw female suicide decline by 20 percentwww.nber.orgexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1906arrow-down18cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up1898arrow-down1external-linkTIL states that passed laws allowing a married person to seek a divorce without the consent of their spouse saw female suicide decline by 20 percentwww.nber.orgpsychothumbs@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square67fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoIt’s the same for both persons In a marriage though
minus-squareMostly_Harmless_Variant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 months agoSure, but when these laws were passed they were intended to keep women down. Just like women couldn’t vote or have back accounts. The fact they still exist, along with more of our rights being reduced, shows the misogynistic intent.
minus-squaremeliaesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoThe law in Missouri, for example, only bans pregnant women from seeking a divorce.
It’s the same for both persons In a marriage though
Sure, but when these laws were passed they were intended to keep women down. Just like women couldn’t vote or have back accounts. The fact they still exist, along with more of our rights being reduced, shows the misogynistic intent.
The law in Missouri, for example, only bans pregnant women from seeking a divorce.