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British Columbia judge upholds polygamy law against religious practice
A B C Supreme Court judge ruled the criminal code ban on polygamy constitutional and harmful to women and children, outweighing religious freedom claims. He noted polygamy harms society and is not protected by rights to religion, with appeals likely and calls for renewed investigations in Bountiful FLDS community.
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Vancouver
Bountiful
B.C
Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Robert Bauman
B.C. Supreme Court
Bauman
Winston Blackmore
George Macintosh
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond