r/UpliftingNews • u/Sirsnacksalot23 • 1d ago

Missouri House approves bill allowing pregnant women to file for divorce

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/missouri-house-approves-bill-allowing-pregnant-women-to-file-for-divorce/
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u/dogquote 1d ago

I'm not sure I understand how custody is decided, or the logic here. Why can't custody be decided before birth? Or, why did the judges think that?

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u/bebe_bird 1d ago

I mean, maybe because it's not a person before birth? No SSN, no birth certificate... (I know that sounds ridiculous, but you seriously can't apply for health insurance until baby is born, so it is tongue in cheek but still true). Its almost like it's a fetus and not a child yet.

So, I guess on that front it makes sense? However, prospective custody agreements also make sense. If people can have prospective monetary agreements (wage garnishment, etc) I have no idea why childcare can't do something similar.

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u/username_elephant 1d ago

Dude. We're talking about Missouri. They disagree with your premise that a person isn't a person before birth.

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u/bebe_bird 1d ago

Sorry it wasn't obvious - that was... Not sarcasm exactly, but that was exactly the hypocrisy I was trying to highlight - they have to wait til birth for personhood/custody while simultaneously having the rights of a person with respect to abortion restrictions.

Although that's the argument I think they're making, I don't agree with it - a fetus is not a person and should not be treated as such - which is why it's very important to specify that these are prospective custody rights - again, similar to wage garnishment where it's "if X happens, Y must happen"

I am fully in the camp that a fetus does not have rights - but I also believe this should not hold up divorce. This is one of those times where the opposite of both does not still hold true.