Repeal MGL 209A (so-called ‘Abuse Prevention’ law) Campaign Underway

The effort to repeal the draconian Massachusetts 209A law is on track after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ordered the Mass. Attorney General’s office to allow the initiative petition supported by The Fatherhood Coalition (http://www.fatherhoodcoalition.org/) to proceed.

Under the so-called ‘domestic violence’ law many individuals are separated from their children, thrown out of their homes, forced into the court system and even incarcerated for non-violent acts and for charges without any merit. Due process rights are ignored under a law which presumes a person is guilty before any crime is committed.

The most benign actions, even unintentional ones, are considered criminal by a law destructive to normal healthy relationships within families.

The nationwide travesty of 'abuse prevention' laws began in Massachusetts in 1978.

Signature gathering began Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. We encourage all those who have been adversely affected by the law and all who are concerned about fair treatment of men and fathers to help collect the required 68,911 signatures from registered voters.

Financial support is also welcome and needed.

Email support-at-fatherhoodcoalition.org or call 857-350-0575 to have petition sheets delivered to you. This .pdf file of the petition to repeal MGL 209A can be printed out and used to collect signatures so long as there are no changes to the size and is printed back-to-back (head-to-head, bottom-to-bottom) and black on white paper.

Here is an instruction sheet of the do's and do-not's from the Massachusetts Sec'y of State's office.

Please spread the word through your friends, relatives and social media.

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Ed. note: Please be aware that signature-gathering is valid only in Massachusetts. If you gather signatures of non-Massachusetts residents, they will not be valid.