In contrast to NJ, where we repealed a bunch of obsolete laws that objectified women.

Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation last week that repeals outdated and obsolete laws, including two that embodied sexist attitudes toward women, report nj.com and the New Jersey Law Journal.

One law provided that a wife forfeits her marital property rights if she is unfaithful. In the words of the statute, a wife gives up rights to “jointure or dower” if she has consented to “being ravished”—unless the husband voluntarily reconciles and permits his wife to live with him.

The other law gave a man arrested for raping or having sex with an unmarried woman the right to an immediate marriage license, provided the would-be husband consents. The law waived the traditional 72-hour waiting period.