Read the excerpt from a vindication of the rights of woman. let there be then no coercion established in society, and the common law of gravity prevailing, the sexes will fall into their proper places. and, now that more equitable laws are forming your citizens, marriage may become more sacred: your young men may choose wives from motives of affection, and your maidens allow love to root out vanity. the father of a family will not then weaken his constitution and debase his sentiments, by visiting the harlot, nor forget, in obeying the call of appetite, the purpose for which it was implanted. and, the mother will not neglect her children to practise the arts of coquetry, when sense and modesty secure her the friendship of her husband. which statement best summarizes the author’s ideas? a: as women achieve a more equal status, they will begin to question their husbands’ immoral behavior. b: as women acquire more equal rights, husbands and wives will behave with respect for one another. c: as marriage laws become more reformed, men and women will establish friendships with other couples. d: as laws begin to change, the roles of men and women in marriage will become less clear.