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Martha Churchill

The “Idiot Law”: A Brief History of Michigan Marriage Discrimination Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

September 9, 2010 by LinZ

Interested in the topic of marriage and disability rights?  You’ll want to know a little history on Michigan’s “Idiot Law”, which (until 9 years ago) stated if you have a developmental disability, or even institutionalized briefly, walking down the aisle would be considered a felony.  And that also applied to getting frisky.

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Filed Under: Sex & Politics Tagged With: developmental disabilities, discrimination, law, marriage, Martha Churchill, Michigan

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