Victoria University of Wellington Library
Title: Facts and opinions tending to show the scriptural lawfulness of marriage with a deceased wife’s sister, and the consequent necessity for its legalization in England, in accordance with the laws and practice of other Christian nations
Author: Marriage Law Reform Association
In: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 87
Publication details: Victoria University of Wellington Library, Wellington
Part of: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence
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"In verse 18 of Lev. xviii., the prohibition is only against marrying the wife's sister during the lifetime of the first wife, which of itself implies the liberty to marry the sister after her death."