Republican bill in Montana may give rapists the right to co-parent the children of their victims.

[Celerity]

Link to tweet

My rapist fought for custody of my daughter. States can't keep survivors tied to rapists.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/06/19/abortion-laws-bans-rape-parental-rights-column/1432450001/

I was Louisiana's first special assistant on women's policy, advising the governor and presenting the governor's proclamation for domestic violence awareness month. Then I was raped. It was 2003.

After I became pregnant as a result of the attack, I did not want to think of myself as a victim. I chose to carry my pregnancy to term. It gave me hope that I was not completely broken and destroyed. But it was my personal decision to have my daughter and raise her.

I did not expect to feel the horror and shock that came years later, in 2010, when my rapist tried to claim custody of my child.

My rapist was never convicted for what he did to me. When the day came that I was served with court papers on his behalf, I was terrified of the danger this posed for my child, who had no idea what I would have to go through to protect her.

Rape victims who gave birth to their attackers' children open up on the outrageous reality of CO-PARENTING with the sex predators who ruined their lives



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8514777/Rape-victims-fighting-change-laws-allowing-rapists-parental-rights-children.html

[In_The_Wind]

1. A rapist should be in jail not interacting with his victims.

[riversedge]

2. I read about this horrible issue a few months ago--but it was a state in the South or

seems it was more than one at that time. Repugs are pushing their states like this in Red legislative states.

[niyad]

5. Horrifyingly, a large number of states give rapists parental rights.

[riversedge]

3. "..... rapist parenting rights are a priority in Helena [#Montana] this week" from a responder to y

"..... rapist parenting rights are a priority in Helena [#Montana] this week" from a responder to your post.

[niyad]

4. The War On Women continues in all its hateful ugliness. Thank you so very much for this OP.

I do not want to EVER hear these f'n bastards whining about "family values" or "think of the children".

[lostnfound]

6. Not to mention possible repeat on the daughters

Psycho GOP creeps trying to allow this. Insane.

[RAB910]

7. This is the end game of the right/GOP who have been trying to take women's rights

[Celerity]

8. it's like a less sophisticated, not as complete form of the Handmaids

[4Q2u2]

9. As a country we are a lie.

We do not protect our children. We do not protect the people who need it the most. Our laws are a cudgel used to beat the populace.
Male victims of Statutory Rape are made to pay child support as well.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermesmann_v._Seyer





https://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/parental-rights-and-sexual-assault.aspx

[GemDigger]

10. Reposting this to Montana. I am disgusted.

[GemDigger]

11. J. Gillette is a woman. n/t

[RainCaster]

12. This is the GOP's priority

Not the pandemic,
economy,
minority rights,
voting,
or democracy.

[GemDigger]

13. Jane Gillette phone # is 1-406-868-1549

[Hestia]

14. 40 years ago, women would be highly encouraged to have an abortion

"It's a permanent reminder of a temporary situation"

Now, it's like the conversation never comes up and IMNSHO, keeps the woman as a perpetual victim. Why anyone whatsoever would have their rapist's child is beyond me. The rapists' DNA is now a part of the child's gene pool - why that bring that into the child's life? I know I sure wouldn't want to. After the child finds out, then they too become victimized for the rest of their lives.

The conversation needs be turned around.

[TexasTowelie]

15. I found another article that indicates that Rep. Gillette wants to pull the bill

and that she is blaming state staffers that wrote the bill. Gillette is also receiving death threats.

https://dailymontanan.com/2021/01/29/representative-faces-criticism-for-role-in-withdrawn-bill-lawmakers-say-threats-go-too-far/