{"id":371741,"date":"2026-09-14T16:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=371741"},"modified":"2026-09-14T17:36:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T12:06:59","slug":"uniform-civil-code-ucc-arguments-in-favour-against-explained-pointwise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/uniform-civil-code-ucc-arguments-in-favour-against-explained-pointwise\/","title":{"rendered":"Uniform Civil Code (UCC) &#8211; Arguments in favour &#038; Against &#8211; Explained Pointwise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-371747\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gemini_Generated_Image_9i65se9i65se9i65.png?resize=750%2C409&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Uniform Civil Code (UCC)\" width=\"750\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gemini_Generated_Image_9i65se9i65se9i65.png?resize=1024%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gemini_Generated_Image_9i65se9i65se9i65.png?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gemini_Generated_Image_9i65se9i65se9i65.png?resize=768%2C419&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gemini_Generated_Image_9i65se9i65se9i65.png?w=1408&amp;ssl=1 1408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>Recently, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would be implemented in all NDA-ruled States before the 2029 Lok Sabha elections. The announcement has renewed the debate on balancing equality and gender justice with religious freedom and cultural diversity, necessitating an examination of the arguments for and against UCC.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"#h1\">What is Uniform Civil Code (UCC)? What is the status of UCC in India?<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"#toc3\">What are the arguments in favour of implementing UCC?<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"#toc4\">What are the arguments against the UCC?<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"#toc5\">What is the Judicial View on UCC?<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"#toc6\">What should be the way forward?<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"#toc7\">Conclusion<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 class=\"blue-h2-box\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><a id=\"h1\"><\/a>What is Uniform Civil Code (UCC)? What is the status of UCC in India?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"71\">Uniform Civil Code (UCC)<\/strong> refers to a common set of laws governing <strong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"149\">personal matters of all citizens<\/strong>, irrespective of their religion. These matters include <strong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"278\">marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption, guardianship and succession<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The UCC\u00a0is a proposal in India to formulate and implement personal laws that apply equally to all citizens regardless of their religion, gender, or sexual orientation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At present, personal matters like marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption, and succession are governed by different sets of faith-based personal laws (such as Hindu Personal Law, Sharia Law, or Christian Personal Law). Under a UCC, these distinct religious codes would be replaced by a single, standard civil legal framework binding on all citizens.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Constitutional Basis of UCC:<\/strong>\u00a0The concept of UCC is enshrined in <strong>Article 44<\/strong> of the Indian Constitution. The implementation of UCC falls under the <strong>Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Status of UCC in India: <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As of now, India does not have a nationwide Uniform Civil Code.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The need for UCC was debated in the Constituent Assembly. After long deliberation, it was decided to place UCC under the DPSP.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since the adoption of constitution, governments (central &amp; state) has made certain efforts towards implementation of UCC.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ebfa87;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.6831%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Enactment of Special Marriage Act, 1954<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.3169%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Special Marriage Act,1954 was enacted to provide secular alternative in marriages. The inheritance rights of the off-springs of couples married under the Act were to be governed by the religion-neutral chapter on inheritance in the Indian Succession Act of 1925.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.6831%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Continued application of Uniform civil laws in Goa and Puducherry<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.3169%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Goa Civil Code\/Goa Family Law:<\/strong> Goa is the only Indian state with a functional uniform civil code (the Goa Civil Code), inherited from Portuguese rule in 1867.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Puducherry:<\/strong>\u00a0In Puducherry, a sizable section of citizens called Renoncants (Indians whose ancestors had during the French rule abandoned personal law) are still governed by the 218-year old French Civil Code of 1804.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.6831%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/uniform-civil-code-arguments-for-and-against-explained-pointwise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Uttarakhand UCC<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.3169%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Uttarakhand became the first state in post-independence India to officially enforce a modern state UCC law in January 2025. It regulates marriage, divorce, succession, and mandatory registration of live-in relationships.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.6831%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Other States\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 79.3169%;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Gujarat, Assam, and Madhya Pradesh <\/b>have <span class=\"citation-432 citation-end-432\">passed their respective state-level UCC Bills in 2026 and are undergoing the process of presidential assent and formal notification<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"citation-431\">States like <\/span><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\" data-path-to-node=\"3,2,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"12\"><span class=\"citation-431\">Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Rajasthan<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-431 citation-end-431\" style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"> have set up formal state drafting committees to consult stakeholders and frame regional UCC draft Bills.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>UCC for the entire country is still a far fetched dream:<\/strong> Most aspects related to marriage and divorces of persons belonging to different religions are continued to be governed by personal laws. For e.g. Hindu Marriage Act (1955), a Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act (1937), a Christian Marriage Act (1872) and a Parsee Marriage and Divorce Act (1937).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"blue-h2-box\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><a id=\"toc3\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><\/a>What are the arguments in favour of implementing UCC?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Fulfilment of Constitutional mandate of equality:<\/strong>\u00a0Proponents argue that it is a constitutional mandate to work towards a UCC, which is prescribed by Article 44 of the DPSP. This would ensure equality before the law among all its citizens, irrespective of their religion, class, caste, gender.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Promotion of gender justice and equality:<\/strong>\u00a0UCC can help eradicate discriminatory practices related to marriage, divorce, and inheritance in various religious personal laws. <strong>For e.g.<\/strong> Even though Hindu Succession Act, 1956 was amended in 2005 to give daughters equal inheritance rights at par with sons, but similar reforms have not been adopted universally across all personal laws.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Protects Individual Rights<\/strong>: UCC can prioritise individual rights, dignity and equality over discriminatory personal-law practices. It can ensure that individuals, particularly women and children, receive equal civil rights irrespective of their religion or community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Strengthens Secularism<\/strong>: UCC can strengthen Indian secularism by ensuring that civil rights in matters such as marriage, divorce and inheritance are governed by common, religion-neutral principles, while individuals remain free to practise and propagate their faith under <strong data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"301\">Articles 25-28.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Promotes National Integration:<\/strong> By applying common principles of equality, dignity and justice, UCC can strengthen citizens&#8217; identification with the Constitution rather than community-specific legal systems.\u00a0UCC will affirm the notion of &#8216;<strong>one nation, one law<\/strong>&#8216;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Societal reforms:<\/strong> A UCC can act as a catalyst for progressive social reform by replacing discriminatory or outdated personal-law practices with gender-neutral and rights-based provisions. It can promote monogamy, equal inheritance, uniform marriageable-age standards, safeguards against arbitrary divorce and stronger rights for children and spouses. <strong>For e.g.<\/strong> Ending the subdued status of women in the religious sphere.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Simplification of legal matters:<\/strong>\u00a0UCC will simplify the cumbersome legal matters governed by different personal laws. It will also help in speedy disposal of cases and reduce burden on the judiciary. <strong>For e.g.<\/strong> Most of the cases pending cases in the judiciary pertain to the divorce, inheritance issues of persons belonging to different personal laws.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Reflective of progressive jurisprudence:<\/strong> UCC is an embodiment of the progressive jurisprudence exercised by the Supreme Court in matters related to gender and inter-religious equality. <strong>For e.g.<\/strong> In cases like Shah Bano case (1985) where SC allowed the grant of maintenance to divorcee woman, Shaira Bano case (2017)\u00a0 where SC banned the discriminatory practice of triple talaq.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Precedent of Goa&#8217;s Civil Code:<\/strong>\u00a0Proponents of the UCC cite the example of successful implementation of UCC in Goa where the civil laws of all Goans, irrespective of religion is governed by a Uniform Civil Code.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"blue-h2-box\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><a id=\"toc4\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><\/a>Wh<\/strong><strong>at are the arguments against the UCC?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Violation of fundamental right to religious freedom:<\/strong>\u00a0Critics argue that the UCC infringes upon the right to religious freedom provided by <strong>Article 25<\/strong> of the Constitution. Also, UCC infringes upon the right of communities to preserve their distinct culture granted by <strong>Article 29<\/strong> of the Constitution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Diverse personal laws and customary practices in India:<\/strong>\u00a0Enforcing uniformity will interfere with the diverse personal laws and customary practices followed in India by different communities. <strong>For e.g. <\/strong>Special Marriage Act, 1954 (A Secular Law) prohibits marriage between first cousins, which is a common practice in some communities in India. Marriage between second cousins is a popular practice among the Hindu communities in South India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Cultural and Religious Diversity<\/strong>: India&#8217;s religious, linguistic, tribal and cultural diversity means that personal practices relating to marriage, inheritance and family life vary significantly across communities. Critics argue that a single UCC may overlook legitimate customary practices and identities, leading to a perception of cultural homogenisation. <strong>For e.g<\/strong>. Tribal communities in the North-East and other parts of India follow customary laws governing marriage, inheritance and property, some of which enjoy constitutional protection,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Existence of secular laws:<\/strong>\u00a0Critics point to the existence of secular laws applicable to all citizens, irrespective of religion. <strong>For e.g.<\/strong> Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which is a secular law provides for maintenance, and existence of laws relating to domestic violence like the Domestic Violence Act.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Imposition of &#8216;Hinduised&#8217; Code:<\/strong>\u00a0Some critics suggest that the UCC might impose a &#8216;Hinduised&#8217; code on all communities. <strong>For e.g.<\/strong> UCC could follow the Hindu practices in matters of marriage, divorce and inheritance and will legally force other communities to follow the same.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Placement of Personal laws in Concurrent List:<\/strong> Some constitutional law experts argue that perhaps the constitutional framers did not intend total uniformity in personal laws. They cite the placement of personal laws as Entry 5 of the Concurrent List (where the Parliament as well as the State Assemblies have the power to legislate).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Lack of Broad Consensus:\u00a0<\/strong>UCC affects deeply rooted religious and customary practices; implementing it without extensive consultation and consensus among diverse communities may generate mistrust, social resistance and polarisation, undermining its broader objectives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Uniformity Does Not Necessarily Mean Equality<\/strong>: A single set of laws may provide formal equality, but it does not automatically ensure substantive equality. Different communities may have distinct social, cultural and economic conditions, requiring context-sensitive legal provisions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"blue-h2-box\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a id=\"toc5\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What is the Judicial View on UCC?<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #c4f5f0;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.6629%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Shah Bano Case (1985)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77.3371%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supreme Court directed the Government to enact a UCC. The SC observed that UCC will help the cause of national integration.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.6629%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Sarla Mudgal Case (1995)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77.3371%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Supreme Court directed the Government to reflect the steps taken towards securing a UCC for the citizens of India.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.6629%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pannalal Bansilal Patil v. State of Andhra Pradesh (1996)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77.3371%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supreme Court observed that while a uniform law is desirable, its enactment in one go might be counter-productive to the unity and integrity of the nation. Gradual progressive change should be brought about.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.6629%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>John Vallamattom and Ors. v. Union of India (2003)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77.3371%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supreme Court held that there is no necessary connection between religious and personal law in a civilized society. Matters of secular character like marriage cannot be brought within the guarantee enshrined under Article 25 and 26.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.6629%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Shayara Bano Case (2017)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77.3371%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Although the case was not directly a judgment on UCC, it demonstrated the Court&#8217;s willingness to subject personal-law practices to constitutional scrutiny and gender-justice considerations.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.6629%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Jose Paulo Coutinho Case (2019)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77.3371%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Supreme Court praised Goa as a &#8220;shining example&#8221; of a functioning UCC, observing that despite earlier judicial recommendations, no general attempt had been made at the national level to frame a common code.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 class=\"blue-h2-box\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><a id=\"toc6\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><\/a>What should be the way forward?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Awareness efforts to reform current personal laws:<\/strong>\u00a0This should be initiated and undertaken by the communities themselves. Legal intervention should be undertaken only if a practice violates fundamental rights of citizens (especially women).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Gradual transformation of diverse personal civil codes to uniform civil code:<\/strong> 21st Law Commission has recommended that a UCC is neither necessary nor desirable at this stage. Government must take a piecemeal approach in removing the gender disparities in matters of marriage, divorce, inheritance of personal laws. Government must restrain implementing all aspects in single legislation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Build Broad-Based Consensus: <\/strong>UCC should emerge through consultations with communities, women\u2019s organisations, tribal groups, legal experts and states, ensuring that reforms reflect constitutional values while addressing legitimate concerns regarding religious freedom and cultural diversity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Equality between men and women in communities rather than equality between communities:<\/strong> 21st Law Commission had recommended the government to first concentrate on ensuring the equality between men and women in the same community rather than focusing on the equality between communities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Protect Legitimate Tribal Customs<\/strong>: UCC should recognise India&#8217;s tribal and customary diversity rather than impose a uniform framework without safeguards. Many Scheduled Tribes follow distinct traditions governing marriage, inheritance, family relations and community life. Therefore, reforms should protect customary practices that are consistent with constitutional rights, while eliminating practices that are discriminatory or violate individual dignity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Learn from Existing Models<\/strong>: India can draw lessons from Goa&#8217;s common civil-law framework and Uttarakhand&#8217;s UCC, particularly regarding codification, registration, exemptions and implementation. Rather than adopting a one-size-fits-all approach, their experiences can help identify practical challenges and best practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Prioritise basic reforms:<\/strong>\u00a0The government must prioritise basic reforms such as <strong>a)<\/strong> Having 18 years as the marriageable age for girls for all across communities and genders <strong>b)<\/strong> Introducing a \u2018no-fault\u2019 divorce procedure and allowing the dissolution of marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown, and <strong>c)<\/strong> Having common norms for post-divorce division of assets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Follow Constitutional Morality<\/strong>: The implementation of UCC should be guided by constitutional morality rather than religious or majoritarian preferences. It must balance equality and individual dignity with the constitutional protection of religious freedom and cultural diversity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">UCC in its true spirit, must be brought about by making gradual changes. As recommended by the Law Commission, the focus should be on ending discriminatory practices against women, rather than enforcing uniformity. However, until that is done, the better course would be to bring about small reforms, correcting some inherent irrationality in some of the personal laws, and make them suitable for modern times. This will lay the foundation of implementing a nationwide UCC at a later date.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read More: <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-politics\/amit-shah-2029-ucc-bjp-state-route-10877481\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Indian Express<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">UPSC Syllabus: GS-2 Indian Constitution- Significant Provisions<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Recently, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would be implemented in all NDA-ruled States before the 2029 Lok Sabha elections. The announcement has renewed the debate on balancing equality and gender justice with religious freedom and cultural diversity, necessitating an examination of the arguments for and against UCC.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/uniform-civil-code-ucc-arguments-in-favour-against-explained-pointwise\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Uniform Civil Code (UCC) &#8211; Arguments in favour &#038; Against &#8211; Explained Pointwise<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10391,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-371741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-7-pm","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=371741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371741\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=371741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=371741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=371741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}