People love to discuss with great angst the ever-rising divorce rate. I like to point out that whenever states passed laws allowing no-fault divorces, the homicide rate against women dropped dramatically. Forcing women to stay in marriage is literally putting people’s lives on the line. So is linking marriage to access to health care. It’s obviously much easier to break up with someone if your ability to have food, shelter, and other basic necessities of life are not tied to maintaining a relationship with them.
