Grothman's Bill Links Nonmarital Parenthood with Child Abuse
State Sen. Glenn Grothman has proposed a bill that would require the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board to consider single parenthood a contributing factor to child abuse.
State Sen. Glenn Grothman has proposed a bill that considers nonmarital parenthood a contributing factor to child abuse. Grothman presented the bill to the Senate Committee on Public Health, Human Services and Revenue public hearing last week, according to the Huffington Post. Senate Bill 507 states it is "an act to amend ... statutes ... relating to: requiring the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board to emphasize nonmarital parenthood as a contributing factor to child abuse and neglect." Grothman was unavailable for comment Monday afternoon but you can read more about his stance in a newsletter he published regarding his belief that the breakdown of the family is America's biggest problem. The announcement of the bill has turned a …
getrealdude
4:13 am on Saturday, March 17, 2012
Aren't there important things that our government should be focused on? Ridiculous discussions like this take up time our government officials could use to debate about actual meaningful legislation. This is not to say that child abuse is not important but perhaps if the economy was doing better families may be under less stress. It is a fact (check anywhere) that poverty leads to stress, which … more ›