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Rand Paul: Parents 'Own' Children, Not the State, So Vaccines Should Be Voluntary

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CuriousLurker2/02/2015 6:25:31 pm PST

Soooo, how long before politicians like Paul say we need to revert back to the old days when a woman went from being her father’s property to her husband’s?

Historically, in most cultures, married women had very few rights of their own, being considered, along with the family’s children, the property of the husband; as such, they could not own or inherit property, or represent themselves legally (see for example coverture). In Europe, the United States, and other places in the developed world, beginning in the late 19th century and lasting through the 21st century, marriage has undergone gradual legal changes, aimed at improving the rights of the wife. […]

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