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Women's Rights & Issues

Hestia

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

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Thu Jan 28, 2021, 03:17 PM

Jan 2021

"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.

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Republican bill in Montana may give rapists the right to co-parent the children of their victims. [View all] Celerity Jan 2021 OP

A rapist should be in jail not interacting with his victims. In_The_Wind Jan 2021 #1

I read about this horrible issue a few months ago--but it was a state in the South or riversedge Jan 2021 #2

Horrifyingly, a large number of states give rapists parental rights. niyad Jan 2021 #5

"..... rapist parenting rights are a priority in Helena [#Montana] this week" from a responder to y riversedge Jan 2021 #3

The War On Women continues in all its hateful ugliness. Thank you so very much for this OP. niyad Jan 2021 #4

Not to mention possible repeat on the daughters lostnfound Jan 2021 #6

This is the end game of the right/GOP who have been trying to take women's rights RAB910 Jan 2021 #7

it's like a less sophisticated, not as complete form of the Handmaids Celerity Jan 2021 #8

As a country we are a lie. 4Q2u2 Jan 2021 #9

Reposting this to Montana. I am disgusted. GemDigger Jan 2021 #10

J. Gillette is a woman. n/t GemDigger Jan 2021 #11

This is the GOP's priority RainCaster Jan 2021 #12

Jane Gillette phone # is 1-406-868-1549 GemDigger Jan 2021 #13

40 years ago, women would be highly encouraged to have an abortion Hestia Jan 2021 #14

I found another article that indicates that Rep. Gillette wants to pull the bill TexasTowelie Jan 2021 #15