This is something I did not know. I have had many discussions with my right wing sister starting with the words "what if..." this could happen? Or, "next thing, the right will be giving rapists the right to visitation and custody..." I did not know until today that it is true in 31 states that rapists have these rights!!! How can this be?
Today, it is all over the intertubes, but I haven't seen it picked up yet at DKos (sorry if I missed it). It seems this is a HUGELY relevant issue to the rape and abortion stories and news right now. I'll bet most people don't know this, except for those who have had to go through it.
I am going to post the links to a couple of the stories here:
First, the link to the Georgtown Law Journal publication by the writer:
Georgetown Law Journal
Second, the link to the CNN article about Shauna Prewitt and her experience with having this happen to her:
Raped, pregnant and ordeal not over - CNN.com
Here is the CNN info on Shauna Prewitt:
Editor's note: Shauna R. Prewitt is a lawyer in Chicago. She is the author of "Giving Birth to a 'Rapist's Child': A Discussion and Analysis of the Limited Legal Protections Afforded to Women Who Become Mothers Through Rape," written for the Georgetown Law Journal.
Key quotes below the squiggle, but please read the whole thing.
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