Polygamy should be legal

Thank you for your argument. I will give you very good reasons why legalized polygamy is a bad idea:First of all, there are actually two defintions of polygamy. Polygamy simply means "many spouses". We have polyandry which is when a woman has more than one husband and polygyny which is when a man has more than one wife. Polyandry is rare and only practiced in more remote parts of the world. But I assume you want to only talk about polygyny so I will go with that.1.) Higher risk of STD'sIt has been proven that if you have intercourse with more than one person, you will be at a higher risk of catching Sexualy Transmitted Diseases. So if a man has more than one wife and he has intercourse with all of them, he could give some of them STD's such as chlamydia or HIV.2.) Polygynos men are not very good fathersUsually polygynous families are VERY large. Some even have up to 40 children. How can a man be a father to 40 children? There is an underlying theory that due to the fact that married men would remain perennially in the marriage market, high-status men could choose to invest their resources in acquiring more wives rather than investing in their children. Similarly, the pool of unmarried men would be forced to invest their resources in attempting to improve their status so as to improve their chances of finding a bride.3.) Age gap and Gender Equality Allegedly, when the competition for brides go up, men try to secure brides at younger ages. Male kin learn the value of their female relatives, start treating them like an economic resource, and exert control of women’s reproductive lives. Competition drives men to use whatever connections, advantages, and alliances they have in order to obtain wives, including striking financial and reciprocal bargains with the fathers of daughters (this is the very common practice ofbrideprice). Once girls and young women become wives, older husbands (and brothers) will strive to âï¿½ï¿½protectâï¿½" their young wives from other males (to guarantee paternity of any offspring), and in the process dampen womenâï¿½ï¿½s freedoms and exacerbate inequality.4.)JealousyWomen in a polygynous relationship are more likely to feel envy for their sister wives. There are many reasons for it some might be:The man spends more time with one wife than the other(s)One wife is not able to bear children but the other(s) are/isThey want the man all to themselvesOf course some women are more than happy in their polygynous relationship. This is not for all women.5.) Religious reasonsI see that you mentioned that in Christianity, polygamy was practiced. By Abraham, King Solomon, etc. This is correct, however, none of these marriages were seen in a positive way. With Abraham, his wife, Sarah became bitter towards his surrogate, Hagar and she threw her out. With King Solomon, he had 1000 wives- 700 wives and 300 concubines, however, many of the women he married were pagans and they led his heart away from the Lord. Also, no New Testament partiarch was ever a polygamist. Though I cannot speak for the other religions, I cannot let you use Christianity as an excuse.6.) It's pointlessThere is really no need for polygamy. I get why it was used in the olden days. Women back then were unable to provide for themselves and were completely dependent on men so it would make sense for there to be polygamy but nowadays I see no point in it. Women are able to provide for and protect themselves so it seems that polygamy nowadays would just seem like greediness or turn into a competition between men on which one will have the most wivesIn conclusion, polygamy should stay illegal because it is not good for men, women, children or the rest of society!