Please support this e-petition
petitions.number10.gov.uk/rights-of-mums/
I am appealing to those who would like to see certain values and norms in human society restored & protected , preserved ,and supported by law i.e mother-child bond. This has to be the cornerstone in building the foundation of a civilised society. I am also appealing to those who would like the law to be strengthened so that it is not prone to abuse , manipulation and not used as a tool to exploit the vulnerable .
Also for the legal fraternity i.e lawyers ,barristers,courts, & judges to be seriously(Not merely by their own kind!) regulated and accountable for the services they provide for the decisions they make that affect peoples lives in the most profound & devastating way. (Family) law is applied in the most arbitary fashion.Moreover it is frequently blinkered and horrifyingly perverse in its approach as to the matter of what is in the" best interests of the child" .
Recall a brave compatriot- Caroline Norton(1808 - 1877) who suffered & struggled and whose protests helped achieve the passing of the Infant Custody Bill of 1839. Why has this taken a retrograde step in British family law? How can we say that progress has been made in rights of women as mothers and for that matter what of the rights of children of tender age? Why has motherhood been so devalued in British society, so that not even the law as it stands now recognises its worth and importance in the development of human society? Women, as mothers are seen by some(eg employers) as an inconvenience in this society .At the same time, their are other women who do a disservice to their fellow sisters by using this status just to exploit the welfare system. And then their are those who feel that women as mothers are superflous, (like men with careers-they should have the same priorities) and it is enough to leave the child rearing entirely to the nannies, nurseries and schools as "surrogate parents".
And for some reason men are wanting to compete with women now for "parental status"- not neccessarily for the sake of the child -but possibly as a backlash to the feminist movement.
That is not to deny fathers their parental role , this needs to be recognised too. But the concept of gender neutrality cannot be applied when it comes to child custody. By virtue of their physical, emotional and psychological attributes women(majority) are more suited to child rearing and nurturing. And that is how human society has evolved . This should not be about competition between mothers and fathers/sexes but common sense & what is in the best interests of the child.