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Child support payments would start with pregnancy under new bill from Alabama Sen. Katie Britt
AL.com ^ | 05 09 2024 | Amy Yurkanin

Posted on 05/12/2024 8:05:51 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama introduced a bill today that would require child support throughout pregnancy and create a clearinghouse of adoption and anti-abortion pregnancy crisis centers to combat decreasing birth rates.

Britt introduced the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed Act (MOMS Act) alongside co-sponsors Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). Britt said the bill is an effort to strengthen support for pregnant women and new moms.

“This legislation is further evidence that you can absolutely be pro-life, pro-woman, and pro-family at the same time,” Britt said. “The MOMS Act advances a comprehensive culture of life, grows and strengthens families, and ensures moms have the opportunities and resources needed so they and their children can thrive and live their American Dreams.”

The bill comes amid a decline in birth rates in the United States. Only 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, the lowest number since 1979, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In a press release, Britt said she introduced her bill to support pregnant women and moms to reverse that decline. One major component would require states to extend child support obligations during pregnancy.

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KEYWORDS: alabama; britt; childsupport; katiebritt; pregnancy
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To: yesthatjallen

Sometimes the father is given custody of a child, hows the primary custody of the child going to be worked out if the mother is a total flake?


41 posted on 05/12/2024 9:35:39 AM PDT by Flint
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To: sauropod

I was thinking the same thing. Idiots. So force someone to risk harming the fetus.


42 posted on 05/12/2024 9:44:54 AM PDT by gcparent (God Bless America )
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To: Chickensoup

Your proposal is crazy. So a guy can procreate and screw around get girls pregnant and not have to support his children as long as he remains unmarried?????


43 posted on 05/12/2024 9:49:28 AM PDT by gcparent (God Bless America )
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To: j.havenfarm

Someone explain why NY and Mississippi have child support til age 21? Ridiculous.


44 posted on 05/12/2024 9:52:00 AM PDT by gcparent (God Bless America )
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To: Cincinnatus.45-70

Most family courts are filled with corrupt and evil women judges..just saying

You want to see demon women, go to a family court hearing. The lawyers, the judges..evil


45 posted on 05/12/2024 9:57:29 AM PDT by ground_fog ( My God this was from today!S)
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To: yesthatjallen

Our country is collapsing with no border and this is what these moronic women are focusing on? Katie Britt with this and Luna with a cosmetics bill. Pathetic


46 posted on 05/12/2024 9:58:33 AM PDT by ground_fog ( My God this was from today!S)
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To: gcparent

Yes.

He can whore around it he wants to

He has no access to his children

No women would want him, especially since his aim is to have sex without responsibility. And she would have all the responsibility.


47 posted on 05/12/2024 10:01:43 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: yesthatjallen

This will cause a witch hunt.

wy69


48 posted on 05/12/2024 10:03:12 AM PDT by whitney69 (yption tunnels)
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To: yesthatjallen

This will cause a witch hunt.

wy69


49 posted on 05/12/2024 10:03:12 AM PDT by whitney69 (yption tunnels)
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To: yesthatjallen

Why is this a Federal Matter?

It may sound good but it is none of the Federal Government’s business.

The government can not legislate good behavior and should not try, the unintended consequences are always worse then the problem they say they want to fix.


50 posted on 05/12/2024 10:04:39 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: PermaRag

Nice points. It does put the Dems in a pickle though. The won’t vote for it because it’s an admission of life before birth, and their constituents will be upset that women won’t get more money from the father.


51 posted on 05/12/2024 10:25:01 AM PDT by LucienCA13 (sorry if you are microaggrieved)
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To: yesthatjallen

I didn’t vote for her. I don’t like her...and that’s all I’ve got to say about that...


52 posted on 05/12/2024 10:25:07 AM PDT by BamaBelle
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To: Halls
I was not with my oldest son’s father when I got pregnant.

Someone Quick! call the vatican! Tell the pope! A woman has conceived with out a father being present! a new savior has been born!

53 posted on 05/12/2024 10:30:12 AM PDT by Ikeon (My only issues with stupid people are, they encouraged to talk and post stupid opinions.. )
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To: yesthatjallen

Trying to figure out why the US Congress should be involved in such a topic. Seems to me this should be something for the individual states to address.

Also, it would be beneficial to society if we could return to a time when sleeping around and having children outside of marriage were looked upon as undesirable behaviors.


54 posted on 05/12/2024 10:30:48 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: Chickensoup

So…basically you want enshrine the right to be deadbeat Dad into law.


55 posted on 05/12/2024 10:41:39 AM PDT by sam_whiskey (Peace through Strength. )
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To: Chickensoup

So…basically you want enshrine the right to be a deadbeat Dad into law.


56 posted on 05/12/2024 10:42:04 AM PDT by sam_whiskey (Peace through Strength. )
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To: yesthatjallen

Apart from the lack of federal jurisdiction, why is it in the public interest to give specifically unattached women an incentive to become pregnant? Attached women don’t need child support, they get it from their marriage or other relationship. And with Republican Senators this stupid, it is easy to give up hope in the political system.


57 posted on 05/12/2024 11:53:18 AM PDT by devere
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To: Gaffer

You probably shouldn’t assume youtube is representative of the female population as a whole.


58 posted on 05/12/2024 11:54:50 AM PDT by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: Valpal1

Not normally, but I see that same kind of younger female out there every day, and worse. This ain’t your father’s world anymore. The entire society is polluted with it and it’s poisoning young females’ minds, IMO.


59 posted on 05/12/2024 12:08:22 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: gcparent

Well, because the Legislature voted for it, I suppose. Sometimes observing constitutional order and having only the response “take it up with the Legislature” is all the answer we get. In CA is age 18 or up to 19 if still a full time high school student


60 posted on 05/12/2024 12:20:00 PM PDT by j.havenfarm (23 years on Free Republic, 12/10/23! More than 8,000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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