Petition: Rapists' Parental Rights

[presence]

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pe...tation-rights-children-their-assault/pZsQ4nYK

Signatures needed by March 22, 2013 to reach goal of 100,000

85,162

Total signatures on this petition
14,838

Create federal law banning rapists from suing for custody and visitation rights to the children their assault creates.

31 states allow rapists to sue for rights to the children their assault creates, and an estimated 32,000 women will become pregnant as a result of rape each year.
Do not allow their attackers to victimize them further. These rapists do not deserve custody or visitation rights. We must show women of America that we will no longer allow them to be victimized by their attackers over and over again.


We must take rape seriously.

 

[jmdrake]

So the 19 states that haven't done this can't figure it out without the feds? Not signing.

 

[Aurave]

Is there somewhere I can sign so that it removes one signature from this petition? Seems like one of the silliest things I have seen. We have courts for a reason, if there is any rare situation when there might be a legitimate reason for a rapist to have custody it can be decided in court. Enough with the emotional bullshit.

 

[presence]

Is there somewhere I can sign so that it removes one signature from this petition? Seems like one of the silliest things I have seen. We have courts for a reason, if there is any rare situation when there might be a legitimate reason for a rapist to have custody it can be decided in court. Enough with the emotional bullshit.

+rep

I generally agree; this is why we have courts.

 

[catfeathers]

What about a woman who raped a man and got pregnant? She has the baby and he is further victimized by having to pay her every month. I'm sure it's rare but it does happen.

 

[MelissaWV]

If every "rape" were an open and shut case of violent evil forceful sex, this would be pretty common sense. Under the current definitions of "rape," I agree with the others: this is what courts are for.

 

[acptulsa]

In any case, the federal level is the wrong venue to address it.