The Missouri state representative who introduced a bill that would require a woman to obtain the written, notarized consent of a the father before obtaining an abortion has defended the proposed legislation despite outcry from state Democrats and women's health groups.
In an interview with local NBC affiliate KHSB on Thursday, Rep. Rick Brattin said H.B. 131, which he filed in early December, was a bid to stand up for men's rights, which, he said, have been eroded by feminists.
“With the women's movement for equal rights, well it's swung so far we have now taken away the man's right and the say in their child's life,” Brattin said. "Right now the way it is, the woman gets the full say and the father gets no say, and I think that that needs to change.” Read more...
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