Maryland ending parental rights of rapists who impregnate

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Maryland ending parental rights of rapists who impregnate

By BRIAN WITTE
Today

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — More than 10 years after supporters began pushing for it, Maryland’s legislature has decided — with unanimous votes in the Senate and House — to enable impregnated rape victims to ask judges to end the parental rights of their rapists.

Supporters say it has become embarrassing that a state known for its progressive politics is one of the last to adopt such a law. They also credit a growing sense of female empowerment for making the issue a priority.

“I think we were moving in the direction of getting done this year, period, but I think the #MeToo movement certainly helped,” said Del. Kathleen Dumais, a Democrat who practices family law.

All 188 seats in the General Assembly, where senators and delegates serve simultaneous four-year terms, are on November’s ballot. So is the governor’s office. Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, expressed early support and noted during his State of the State speech last week that he would sign it.

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[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Good. Although they should not be off the hook for child support.

A woman who chooses to bear a child of rape should NOT be subject to continued contact with the rapist.

[renate]

2. that is exactly right

Child support should be required only because it reduces the further suffering of the rape victim and because it benefits the child who was born as the result of his crime, not because it entitles him to any contact with either one.

[Orrex]

3. I agree with that 100%

And if the woman choose to abort, the fucker who raped her gets no say whatsoever. Fuck him.