{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com","title":"More wives, fewer penalties? Utah debates partial decriminalization of polygamy - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OfHpQCRhXZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/more-wives-fewer-penalties-utah-debates-partial-decriminalization-of-polygamy\/\">More wives, fewer penalties? Utah debates partial decriminalization of polygamy<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/more-wives-fewer-penalties-utah-debates-partial-decriminalization-of-polygamy\/embed\/#?secret=OfHpQCRhXZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;More wives, fewer penalties? Utah debates partial decriminalization of polygamy&#8221; &#8212; WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS\" data-secret=\"OfHpQCRhXZ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb 13, 2020 \/ 09:40 pm (CNA).- The Utah Senate will consider a bill that would partially decriminalize polygamy after a state senate committee passed it unanimously, drawing strong views on both sides. \u201cThe diocese is not taking a position on this bill, but I will say that we find the sponsors\u2019 statements that the bill could help individuals come out of the shadows of polygamy to be very credible,\u201d Jean Hill, director of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City\u2019s Office of Life, Justice and Peace, told CNA Feb. 13. However, Ora Barlow, who grew up in a polygamous community, opposed changes in her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Salt Lake City Tribune reports. \u201cThe law is there for a reason,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s for people like me who feel trapped.\u201d Barlow said she felt free when her church\u2019s leaders were imprisoned and prosecuted. That action made her realize that she had been treated like property all her life. Nicole Van Tassell-Henderson, a .."}