Absorbent garment with refastenable adhesive elements engaging an elongatable body panel and methods for the use and manufacture thereof

An absorbent garment comprising:

• a body panel comprising a liquid permeable, non-woven material, wherein said non-woven material is elastically gathered at least in a fastener engaging region and is elongatable between a non-elongated condition and an elongated condition in response to an application of a tensile force, wherein said body panel is elongatable at least 50% between said non-elongated condition and said elongated condition upon said application of said tensile force;
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• a fastener comprising an adhesive directly, releasably engaging said elastically gathered non-woven material at said fastener engaging regigon, wherein said fastener is releasably disengageable from said elastically gathered non-woven material of said body panel at said fastener engaging region in response to an application of a disengaging shear force, wherein said disengaging shear force is greater than said tensile force;
• wherein said body panel comprises a first body panel having a terminal waist edge and a terminal crotch edge and further comprising a second body panel having a terminal waist edge and a terminal crotch edge, wherein said terminal crotch edges of said first and second body panels are longitudinally spaced, wherein said fastener is fixedly attached to said second body panel.