To: philman_36
Partus sequitur patrem: the offspring follows the father; the condition of the father. Partus sequitur ventrem: the offspring follows the mother. The ventrem rule only applied in cases of unmarried women.
271 posted on
02/20/2012 10:20:33 AM PST by
DiogenesLamp
(Partus Sequitur Patrem)
To: DiogenesLamp
The ventrem rule only applied in cases of unmarried women.
Thanks for the correction. Those little niggling, yet qualifying, details.
275 posted on
02/20/2012 10:29:00 AM PST by
philman_36
(Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
To: DiogenesLamp
A brief historic note here:
Partus sequitur ventrem was also used in the South specifically to ensure that the children of slaves were born slaves.
That is one of the main reasons that particular theory fell out of favor.
To: DiogenesLamp
A brief historic note here:
Partus sequitur ventrem was also used in the South specifically to ensure that the children of slaves were born slaves.
That is one of the main reasons that particular theory fell out of favor.
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