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The statute, which can lead to reproductive coercion in a state that has banned abortion, has recently gained nationwide attention

At six months pregnant, H decided enough was enough. She had endured years of abuse from her husband and had recently discovered he was also physically violent towards her child. She contacted an attorney to help her get a divorce.

But she was stopped short. Her lawyer told her that she could not finalize a divorce in Missouri because she was pregnant. “I just absolutely felt defeated,” she said. H returned to the house she shared with her abuser, sleeping in her child’s room on the floor and continuing to face violence. On the night before she gave birth, she slept in the most secure room in the house: on the tile floor in the basement, with the family’s dogs.

Under a Missouri statute that has recently gained nationwide attention, every petitioner for divorce is required to disclose their pregnancy status. In practice, experts say, those who are pregnant are barred from legally dissolving their marriage. “The application [of the law] is an outright ban,” said Danielle Drake, attorney at Parks & Drake. When Drake learned her then husband was having an affair, her own divorce stalled because she was pregnant. Two other states have similar laws: Texas and Arkansas.

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[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 227 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Missouri is a garbage state.

[–] fustigation769curtain@lemmy.world 168 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Two other states have similar laws: Texas and Arkansas.

Why am I not surprised? The sad part is, Texans are delusional enough to think they're better than Florida, lol.

I genuinely believe texans are the most delusional people in the entire US.

[–] exanime@lemmy.today 79 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Recently met a Texas resident who swore it was the best place "to raise children"

If the news are to be believed, I think it was probably a veiled anti LGBTQ victory lap

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 22 points 7 months ago

It wasn't a great place for Kyu Cho to raise his family.

FUCK Texas

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 20 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I bet their reasoning somehow boiled down to "taxes." The anti-LGBTQ stuff is just icing on the cake for most of these people.

[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago

And the dumb part is that the taxes in Texas are on par with California, just done through different categories. So, you pay the same for significantly worse government services and significantly fewer rights.

Texas: the one star state

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 25 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I have the delusion that I'm going to escape this state one day.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

I sure hope you can. What would that require?

If you can find somewhere affordable in Colorado (unfortunately that would be in the sticks teeming wirh right wing nuts) I can highly recommend it.

You can do it! Just about any state is better than Texas.

Yes, even Missouri!

[–] HaveYouPaidYourDues@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I still know people who spout texas being the "freesest state in the union"

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago

The freezest state, I'd say.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Maybe for white protestant men?

[–] tootoughtoremember@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Only if freedom also means submitting your identification for validation in order to browse porn.

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 9 points 7 months ago

I hate it here

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You just offended Florida. They've worked hard for that title man.

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Nah Florida knows what it is...

-Typed while unfortunately in Florida.

[–] candyman337@sh.itjust.works 32 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I think we should stop pitting states against each other in a race to the bottom and see this for what it is: working class people having their rights taken away by the wealthy elite. The more we are divided the easier it is to do this type of thing. The politicians are doing this, not the people. And they have set up and continued to prop up a system that under educated voters, while also underpaying them and blaming it on anyone else they can do everyone is mad at everyone. We need to stop blaming each other and band together and force them to fix it.

[–] swab148@startrek.website 18 points 7 months ago

Thank you. Being a Texas resident, I'm not especially happy when I hear stuff like "all Texans are delusional", a lot of us simply don't have a choice in the matter of where we live. Some of us are trying to make this a better place to be, but it takes time and we're constantly blocked by rich assholes clinging to power like their lives depend on it (and they probably do at this point). Class consciousness is lifting up the less fortunate, don't put us down for laws and policies we had no say in creating.

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Missouri was a shit state before this Trainwreck bullshit... nothing about it is redeeming... literally the entrance to the worst parts of this country.

That all being said your argument is correct 💯.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Third-world state government.

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 3 points 7 months ago

Shit hole, even.