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Parental Rights Based On Gender

Dianne Kunz
Jennifer Strong
English 1101-305
July 24, 2008

Parental Rights based on Gender


“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy”, (Martin Luther King, Jr.). Do people really understand how biased our nation is in favor of mothers when it comes to who is the better parent? Is it fair society deems the better parent based exclusively on gender and not on character the very cause Martin Luther King Jr. fought for? It is man, the father, who is directly affected by this issue. And while statistics will tell you 1 in 4 divorced fathers will not “man- up” to their responsibilities it is the good father, the involved father, and the loving father, who solely because they are male are rejected by the judicial system. In parental custody battles the judicial system primarily protects mother’s rights, and for two important defensible reasons; women will......


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