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AngryDem001

(684 posts)
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 05:17 PM Dec 2014

Missouri bill would require father's permission for a woman to get an abortion

Source: Kansas City Star

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.

A bill filed this month would require pregnant women to get permission from the father before having an abortion except in cases of incest and what the Missouri Republican who sponsored the legislation called "legitimate rape."

If passed, state Rep. Rick Brattin's bill would require women to obtain notarized written permission from the father to terminate a pregnancy. The mandate would be waived for rape and incest. An identical bill by the Harrisonville lawmaker died in committee last session.

"Just like any rape, you have to report it, and you have to prove it," Brattin told Mother Jones in a statement that drew criticism from state Democrats. "So you couldn't just go and say, 'Oh yeah, I was raped,' and get an abortion. It has to be a legitimate rape."

Brattin's comments led to comparisons to former Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, who said in 2012 that women's bodies have ways of not becoming pregnant from what he called "legitimate rape."



Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article4576564.html

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Missouri bill would require father's permission for a woman to get an abortion (Original Post) AngryDem001 Dec 2014 OP
This is an appropriate bill ... immoderate Dec 2014 #1
If only they had a bill requiring the man to get consent before having sex with the woman Orrex Dec 2014 #2
In writing, of course Retrograde Dec 2014 #17
except the thing about consent wheniwasincongress Dec 2014 #20
And HOW many men have committed abortions using a Kleenex???!!! benld74 Dec 2014 #3
Explain please. tjl148 Dec 2014 #7
Nothing SnakeEyes Dec 2014 #11
Thanks. tjl148 Dec 2014 #15
So very, very thankful.... Wuddles440 Dec 2014 #4
... and they are supposed to hate our freedoms ... cosmicone Dec 2014 #5
More like protecting us FROM our freedoms. AngryDem001 Dec 2014 #13
There's that term again "Legitimate Rape" Blue Idaho Dec 2014 #6
anybody else bothered by the term "father"? seems to be conferring special rights niyad Dec 2014 #8
oh, ricky boy, when she gets that written permission, there had damned well better be niyad Dec 2014 #9
and to make sure that the "little women" stay in their WhiteTara Dec 2014 #10
Pardon my sailor talk, but this smarmy little fuck face makes me fucking sick. 47of74 Dec 2014 #12
I think he would be right at home in Saudi Arabia AngryDem001 Dec 2014 #14
Absurd! Bigotry at its "finest!" Behind the Aegis Dec 2014 #16
Okay I misread this. Quantess Dec 2014 #18
Does that include when the father is...er...the father? Ken Burch Dec 2014 #19
This bill is begging for an amendment. DeSwiss Dec 2014 #21

Retrograde

(10,137 posts)
17. In writing, of course
Fri Dec 19, 2014, 03:44 AM
Dec 2014

I think we can waive the requirement for a notary,but all sexual encounters should be agreed to in writing. It's only fair

wheniwasincongress

(1,307 posts)
20. except the thing about consent
Fri Dec 19, 2014, 05:37 AM
Dec 2014

is that is can be pulled, revoked - at any time. Right before sex, during sex. A signature would not be fair and is one of the most hairbrained ideas

SnakeEyes

(1,407 posts)
11. Nothing
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 11:16 PM
Dec 2014

He's comparing sperm to a fetus. Something our side needs to stay away from if we are going to attempt to persuade and be taken seriously.

Wuddles440

(1,123 posts)
4. So very, very thankful....
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 05:59 PM
Dec 2014

that the American Taliban and their sharia laws are doing all they can to protect the freedoms of the citizens of this country.

niyad

(113,342 posts)
8. anybody else bothered by the term "father"? seems to be conferring special rights
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 06:59 PM
Dec 2014

and status on the sperm deliverer, as though the woman simply does not count (well, we already know this, don't we?)

what a woman-hating pos.

contact him:

573-751-3783

oh, and this is the little douchenozzle:

niyad

(113,342 posts)
9. oh, ricky boy, when she gets that written permission, there had damned well better be
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 07:02 PM
Dec 2014

a clause that says that the sperm deliverer will take on FULL, COMPLETE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY for both the woman and the offspring until said offspring graduates from college, or age 22, whichever comes last.

WhiteTara

(29,718 posts)
10. and to make sure that the "little women" stay in their
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 08:29 PM
Dec 2014

places...they should make sure that women can't get credit on their own either; or be able to sign contracts or go to school or ...fill in the blank.

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
12. Pardon my sailor talk, but this smarmy little fuck face makes me fucking sick.
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 11:57 PM
Dec 2014

I'd like to ask this little prick what would be next? Needing permission to drive, leave the house, getting a job, etc?

 

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)
21. This bill is begging for an amendment.
Fri Dec 19, 2014, 05:37 AM
Dec 2014

Requiring a man to have a written note from his mother saying he can have sex with a woman. The failure of which to produce said note would result in his immediate castration.

- What's good for the goose, etc.....

K&R

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