Custody Bill has Lawyers Crying Sexism

Story here. Excerpt:

'A bill in the legislature has the Nebraska State Bar crying sexism. LB 358*, introduced by Sen. Tommy Garrett, addresses custodial rights to a child in cases of sexual assault. It offers several amendments to current Nebraska laws.

"(It) only further perpetuates this myth that only men abuse, only women are victims and that's just not the case. So the way that it's written is unconstitutional because it's not gender neutral," attorney Chris Johnson said.

The first amendment states the father of a child conceived after a sexual assault shall have his parental rights terminated. Exceptions would be made if the child's mother objects to the termination or if the state deems it's not in the best interest of the child.
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The Nebraska State Bar says the bill, as written, is sexist.
"The bill would be supported if it was amended to be gender neutral, such the law would equally apply to male and female perpetrators of sexual assault.
If amended as such it would withstand a constitutional scrutiny," the Family Law Legislative Committee decided unanimously.

Lawyers are also concerned about parental obligations of male rape victims.
"She (the mother) can even receive child support from the victim of sexual assault. There's nothing in LB 358 that says a woman will be treated in the same manner (as a male offender)," Johnson said.'

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*Bill here, Sec. 2 (starts on p. 3)