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Four state laws prevent divorce if a woman is pregnant with no domestic violence exception

Author:     FALYN STEMPLER
Source:     Daily Express US
Publication Date:     Wed, Feb 28, 2024 | 09:33 ET
 Link: Four state laws prevent divorce if a woman is pregnant with no domestic violence exception
Stephan:  

Did you know that if you are a pregnant woman in the Red states of  Missouri, Texas, Arizona, or Arkansas and you are seeking a divorce the government will not allow you to get it until after the baby is born, and then there are a host of other problems. I see this as yet another aspect of the Republican Taliban’s actions to subordinate women, a growing trend in Red states that is becoming the reality of life for women in those states.

Pregnant woman cannot get divorced in these four states  Credit: Getty

There are four states where judges cannot legally finalize a divorce if a woman is pregnant with no exception for cases involving domestic violence, according to The American Pregnancy Association.

While the laws in Missouri, Texas, Arizona, and Arkansas allow for couples to file for divorce, the court must wait until after a woman gives birth in order to finalize child custody and child support.

Two of these states – Missouri and Texas – are subject to trigger laws where, since the overturning of Roe v Wade in June 2022, abortions are automatically banned in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy.

Since the Supreme Court rolled back abortion rights, horrific cases have been reported including an Ohio woman being charged with abusing a corpse after having a miscarriage in a toilet and a Texas woman being denied an emergency abortion by the state Supreme Court after her baby was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition that would likely lead to a miscarriage or stillbirth.

However, the issue hasn’t fallen on deaf ears in […]

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