Many people don’t understand how rape victims process their experiences, including acknowledging the rape, reporting the crime, handling a resulting pregnancy and how we love our children despite the way they were conceived. I’ve been silent for a long time due to the way the military handled everything after I reported the rape, and I’m […]
Actress Ashley Judd Doesn’t Care About Rape Victims Like Me Who Don’t Abort, by Paula K. Peyton
Hollywood actress Ashley Judd has been known for her vocal support of abortion, but her more recent rhetoric is even more troubling to me because I was conceived in rape and also became pregnant with my now 2-year-old when I was gang-raped,. At the 2019 Women in the World Summit in New York, Judd told […]
Terminating Parental Rights of Rapists Using the Clear and Convincing Evidence Standard, by Rebecca Kiessling, Esq.
I’m working with legislators all over the U.S. to properly provide for the termination of parental rights of rapists, utilizing the clear and convincing evidence standard, but help is needed to get bill sponsors in the 50% of states which currently require a rape conviction. Under the Federal Rape Survivor Child Custody Act, your state […]