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Vincent Perez: “In cases of rape, her perpetrator's family can profit from…”

Featuring: Vincent Perez, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 77

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Published | Video Starts at 02:12

Consider a case of rape. Republicans will tell you that under this bill, a woman herself cannot be sued for receiving an abortion pill. But here's the ugliness. In cases of rape, her perpetrator's family can profit from that crime and from her trauma. His father, his siblings, his grandparents. As if the woman who was violated has no standing in her own life. But the rapist's relatives can walk into a courtroom and collect a check for $100,000. (02:12–02:20)

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