Open questions on impact of divorce (1)

These days many are writing and talking about divorce and many are the opinions expressed for or against. It is, however, noticeable that most of what has been said is either from a moral, religious or emotional point of view. This is quite legitimate and I have nothing against it but it is somewhat theoretical rather than practical.

And, yet, we are living at a time when hardly any venture of some importance is undertaken without a feasibility study and the impact it will have on the environment. Who would not agree that the introduction of divorce would merit such a study? The impact it would have on society in general and the family in particular is beyond doubt.

At a time when in all European countries divorce has been allowed for a considerable amount of time, such a study would not be difficult to do. Would it not be morally incumbent on the government in a case of such social importance to initiate such a study? If, as has been suggested by some, the question should be put to a referendum, shouldn't the public be well informed about the matter?

There is no dearth of sociologists, psychologists and material on social studies that would throw light on this question.

What one should primarily go into would be: What has been the impact of divorce on the family? What has been its effect on society, especially in the long run? Did it solve more problems that it has created?

I do not think that asking for such a study would be preposterous.