No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Alaska
Law: Alaska Stat. § 47.10.088

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Alabama
Law: Alabama Code, Section 26-18-7

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Arkansas
Law: Arkansas Ann. Code § 9-27-341

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Arizona
Law: Arizona Ann. Code Title 8, 533

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape resulting in conception of the child, but law requires a rape conviction.

State: California
Law: California Family Code, Section 3030(b)

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Colorado
Law: Colorado Rev. Stat. § 19-3-604

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of sexual assault resulting in conception of the child.

State: Connecticut
Law: CT Gen. Statutes, Sec. 45a-717(g)

Suspends visitation rights if father pleads guilty to, or is convicted of, rape or unlawful sexual intercourse that resulted in the conception of the child.

State: Delaware
Law: Delaware Code, Title 13, Chapter 11, Section 1103; 13 Del.C. § 724A

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State:
Law: District of Columbia Ann. Code §§ 16-2353; 16-2354

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Florida
Law: 2012 Florida Statutes Section 39.806

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Georgia
Law: Georgia Ann. Code § 15-11-94

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Hawaii
Law: Hawaii Rev. Stat. §§ 571-61; 587-2

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Iowa
Law: Iowa Ann. Stat. § 232.116

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape or sexual abuse, but only if the rape was of a minor.

State: Idaho
Law: Idaho Code Ann. 15-2005 (2)(b)

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Illinois
Law: Illinois Comp. Stat. Ch. 705, § 405/1-2; Ch 750, § 50/1

Has restriction of custody and visitation, but law requires rape conviction, and only applies if rape victim is a minor and adoptive child or step-child of the rapist.

State: Indiana
Law: Indiana Code, Section 31-35-3

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Kansas
Law: Kansas Ann. Stat. §38-2271

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Kentucky
Law: Kentucky Rev. Stat. § 625.090

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, and law doesn't necessarily require rape conviction.

State: Louisiana
Law: Louisiana Civ. Code Ann. CC137 (a)

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Massachusetts
Law: Massachusetts Ann. Laws Ch. 119, §§ 26, 29C; Ch. 210, § 3

No specific provision for parents of rape-conceived children, but law does cite possible restriction in the case of "abuse against the other parent of the party's child."

State: Maryland
Law: Maryland Family Law § 9-101.1

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of a crime involving sexual intercourse resulting in the conception of the child.

State: Maine
Law: Maine Revised Statutes, Title 19-A, (2)(b)

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of criminal sexual conduct resulting in conception of the child.

State: Michigan
Law: Michigan Compiled Laws 722.25,(2)

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Minnesota
Law: Minnesota Ann. Stat. §260C.301

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, and law doesn't necessarily require rape conviction. *However, the law states that a petition for termination of parental rights "may" be filed by a juvenile court officer. This means that the mother can't file a petition on her own, and gives the juvenile court discretion over the rape allegation.

State: Missouri
Law: Missouri Rev. Stat 211.447.5 (5)

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Mississippi
Law: Mississippi Ann. Code §93-15-103

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of criminal sexual conduct resulting in conception of the child.

State: Montana
Law: Montana Code Ann. 41-3-609, (1)(c)

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of the rape that resulted in child's conception.

State: North Carolina
Law: North Carolina Code, Section 14-27.2

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: North Dakota
Law: North Dakota Cent. Code §§ 27-20-02; 27-20-44

No specific provision for parents of rape-conceived children, but law does cite restrictions if "one parent has been convicted of felony sexual assault of the other parent."

State: Nebraska
Law: Nebraska Rev. Stat. § 43-292

No specific protection for parents of rape-conceived children, but law does cite restrictions if "the parent has been convicted of felony assault" (including rape) that resulted in injury to the child's other parent.

State: New Hampshire
Law: New Hampshire Rev. Stat. §§ 170-C:5

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of sexual assault.

State: New Jersey
Law: New Jersey Statutes, Section 9:2-4.1

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: New Mexico
Law: New Mexico Ann. Stat. §§ 32A-4-28

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of sexual assault resulting in conception of the child.

State: Nevada
Law: Nevada Rev. Statutes, Section 125C.210

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: New York
Law: New York Soc. Serv. Law §384-b

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Ohio
Law: Ohio Rev. Stat. § 2151.414

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, and law doesn't necessarily require rape conviction.

State: Oklahoma
Law: Oklahoma Statutes Ann. Section 10A 1-4-904 (11)(B)

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of the rape that resulted in child's conception.

State: Oregon
Law: Oregon State Laws, Section 419B.510

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, and law doesn't necessarily require rape conviction.

State: Pennsylvania
Law: Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Title 23, Chapter 25, Section B, 2511 (a)(7)

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Rhode Island
Law: Rhode Island Gen. Laws § 15-7-7

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of the criminal sexual conduct that resulted in the child's conception.

State: South Carolina
Law: South Carolina Ann. Code § 63-7-2570

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, and law doesn't necessarily require rape conviction.

State: South Dakota
Law: South Dakota Codified Laws, Section 25-4a-20

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of the rape that resulted in child's conception.

State: Tennessee
Law: Tennessee Annotated Code, Section 36-1-113(c)(g)

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, but law requires conviction of the rape that resulted in child's conception.

State: Texas
Law: Texas Family Code Ann. 161.007

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Utah
Law: Utah Ann. Code §§ 78A-6-507; 78A-6-508

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Virginia
Law: Virginia Ann. Code § 16.1-283

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Vermont
Law: Vermont Ann. Stat. Tit. 15A, § 3-504

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children. Only after the child is removed from the home will the court consider termination of parental rights if the child was conceived of rape by a parent.

State: Washington
Law: Washington Rev. Code §13.34.132

Has restriction of custody and visitation rights in the case of rape, and law doesn't necessarily require rape conviction; fact-finding hearing could suffice.

State: Wisconsin
Law: Wisconsin Statute Section 48.415(9)

No restriction of parental custody or visitation. Also, incarceration because of the rape in which the child was conceived is not a "compelling circumstance" that would excuse lack of support, visitation, or communication with the child.

State: West Virginia
Law: West Virginia Ann. Code §48-22-306

No protection for mothers of rape-conceived children.

State: Wyoming
Law: Wyoming Ann. Stat. § 14-2-309