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Article: Two mommies and a daddy.(THE FUTURE OF POLYGAMY)

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July 25, 2006
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THIS SPRING HBO debuted a television series, Big Love, that features a likable polygamous family in Utah. An article in a March issue of Newsweek, headlined "Polygamists Unite!" quotes a polygamy activist saying, "Polygamy is the next civil rights battle." He argues, "If Heather can have two mommies, she should also be able to have two mommies and a daddy." That weekend on the Today Show, hosts Lester Holt and Campbell Brown gave a sympathetic interview to a polygamous family.

Western family law has so far not permitted children to have more than two legal (biological or adoptive) parents. This limitation could soon be a thing of the past. Trends in science, law ...

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