ill ian ▁Ke en an ▁support ▁the ▁freedom ▁for ▁adult s ▁to ▁volunt arily ▁enter ▁pol yg am ous ▁mar ri ages . ▁ ▁Auth ors ▁such ▁as ▁A ly ss a ▁R ower ▁and ▁Sam anth a ▁Sl ark ▁argue ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁case ▁for ▁legal izing ▁pol yg amy ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁reg ulation ▁and ▁monitoring ▁of ▁the ▁practice , ▁leg ally ▁protect ing ▁the ▁pol yg am ous ▁partners ▁and ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁join ▁main stream ▁society ▁instead ▁of ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁hide ▁from ▁it ▁when ▁any ▁public ▁situation ▁ar ises . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁op - ed ▁for ▁USA ▁Today , ▁George ▁Washington ▁University ▁law ▁professor ▁Jonathan ▁Tur ley ▁argued ▁that , ▁as ▁a ▁simple ▁matter ▁of ▁equal ▁treatment ▁under ▁law , ▁pol yg amy ▁ought ▁to ▁be ▁legal . ▁A cknow led ging ▁that ▁under age ▁girls ▁are ▁sometimes ▁co er ced ▁into ▁pol yg am ous ▁mar ri ages , ▁Tur ley ▁replied ▁that ▁" b anning ▁pol yg amy ▁is ▁no ▁more ▁a ▁solution ▁to ▁child ▁ab use ▁than ▁b anning ▁marriage ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁solution ▁to ▁sp ous al ▁ab use ". ▁ ▁Stanley ▁Kurt z , ▁a ▁Conserv ative ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Hudson ▁Institute , ▁reject s ▁the ▁dec riminal ization ▁and ▁legal ization ▁of ▁pol yg amy . ▁He ▁stated : ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Past or ▁Neil ▁Patrick ▁Car rick ▁of ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan , ▁brought ▁a ▁case ▁(