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sl8

(16,245 posts) Fri Jul 8, 2022, 06:38 AM Jul 2022

Ohio bill would allow pregnant women to sue men for unintended pregnancies

https://www.wksu.org/government-politics/2022-07-07/ohio-bill-would-allow-pregnant-women-to-sue-men-for-unintended-pregnancies

Ohio bill would allow pregnant women to sue men for unintended pregnancies

Ohio bill would allow pregnant women to sue men for unintended pregnancies

The Statehouse News Bureau | By Jo Ingles
Published July 7, 2022 at 7:24 PM EDT

With Ohio’s new six-week abortion ban in place, a Democratic state lawmaker says it’s time for the Ohio Legislature to give consideration to her bill that holds men, who cause an unintended pregnancy, responsible whether the sex that led to the pregnancy was consensual or not.

Sen. Tina Maharath (D-Canal Winchester) said her bill would allow anyone who becomes pregnant to file a civil suit against the person who impregnated them — even if it happened as a result of consensual sex.

“Regardless of the circumstances. I felt it was important to have that vague language due to the fact that abortion is now banned here in the state of Ohio,” Maharath said.

Maharath’s bill would allow the court could order a person who it determines causes a pregnancy to pay damages of not less than $5000 plus court costs and attorney fees.

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Ohio bill would allow pregnant women to sue men for unintended pregnancies (Original Post) sl8 Jul 2022 OP

Finally . ... Lovie777 Jul 2022 #1

This is only fair, but will never be enacted. Males will not be subject to reproductive control. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #2

+1 Bluethroughu Jul 2022 #4

I guess this will allow a woman to recover the costs of going to another state for an abortion. sop Jul 2022 #3

This. Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #6

hmmm, an unwanted pregnancy is a blessing of an unborn life, RicROC Jul 2022 #5

A good start moniss Jul 2022 #7

WOW.. Omen78 Jul 2022 #8

Already can be done easily, ask Ohio for ADC. They'll do the suing for you. marble falls Aug 2022 #11

Too bad it'll never pass. sinkingfeeling Jul 2022 #9

Would cause a lot of young men multigraincracker Jul 2022 #10

Lovie777

(15,009 posts)

1. Finally . ...

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2022, 06:46 AM

Jul 2022

But I see it going no where because it's always the women's fault in the eyes of so called Christians.

Irish_Dem

(57,591 posts)

2. This is only fair, but will never be enacted. Males will not be subject to reproductive control.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2022, 06:50 AM

Jul 2022

The patriarchy is going after women.

Bluethroughu

(5,779 posts)

4. +1

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 8, 2022, 07:19 AM

Jul 2022

sop

(11,207 posts)

3. I guess this will allow a woman to recover the costs of going to another state for an abortion.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2022, 06:56 AM

Jul 2022

Diamond_Dog

(34,711 posts)

6. This.

Reply to sop (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 8, 2022, 07:29 AM

Jul 2022

No forced births!

RicROC

(1,227 posts)

5. hmmm, an unwanted pregnancy is a blessing of an unborn life,

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2022, 07:23 AM

Jul 2022

while the pregnateur causes damage?

moniss

(5,752 posts)

7. A good start

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2022, 07:36 AM

Jul 2022

to more aggressive action. I favor establishing sperm as totally under the control of men. Once that is established then you codify that pregnancy can cause injury/death. Therefore since abortion is illegal then men have a potentially lethal/injurious substance under their control and must be accountable for damage. If we wanted to be extreme with the redneck yahoo states that have stand your ground laws then push to include a man "pushing" for a woman to have sex with him when he is unprotected since the result could threaten the life of the woman. Consider it a physical attack. It makes no difference whether a damaging substance originates inside the body of the man or if it were acid in a bottle. It is a substance under his control.