I mean it's not like we didn't already know that 45 is a serial sexual predator, but literally this is a law to grossly benefit rapists.
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Want to leave your violent partner and need a court's assistance so you don't lose your job taking time off to do so? Lose your insurance.
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Want a child to testify that their parent abuses them? Better hope the kid's not old enough to realise it'll cost them adult insurance!
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That adult victim of a childhood sex offence who's only just found the courage to come forward? Bet they'll stay quiet now, or no doctors!
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Consider how this law, if passed, will make it fucking IMPOSSIBLE for disabled folks, already vulnerable, to report abuse. IT WILL KILL THEM
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The rape of disabled women & the abuse of disabled kids is already disgustingly high, but if THEY lose their insurance reporting it? JFC.
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Imagine the heartbreak of a mother having to choose between reporting her own assault and continuing to receive insurance for her children.
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And yes, without wanting for a hot minute to elide the gross misogyny here, this is going to fuck things up for male abuse victims, too.
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The rape/abuse of boys & men already often goes ignored & untreated because of stigma; imagine the further drop if insurance is threatened.
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And just imagine how many abusers, on realising this is a new card they have to play in controlling their victims, feel positively gleeful.
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Imagine the abusers in positions of authority - police, teachers, parents, spouses, employers - who know they can make this a threat.
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You have to wonder: exactly how many members of the sex-scandal-plagued Republican party are hoping this will silence their own victims?
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It's a fucking evil masterstroke for abuser politicians, especially as they're also going to make abortion a pre-existing condition, too.
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