Over the past two years, at least four Republican-controlled states have paid nearly $200,000 in taxpayers funds to Vincent Rue—a marriage therapist whose testimony has been repeatedly disregarded by judges—to help defend ultra-strict abortion laws in court.
Rue, who holds a doctorate in family relations from the University of North Carolina School of Home Economics, has claimed that "abortion reescalates the battle between the sexes" and "abortion increases bitterness toward men." For decades, he has strived to convince mainstream researchers to recognize "post-abortion syndrome," a supposed mental illness resulting from abortion.
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But Rue's history hasn't prevented Republican administrations in Alabama, North Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin from giving him lucrative work as a legal consultant. These days, though, he rarely testifies himself. Instead, he works behind the scenes to handpick expert witnesses, write reports, and guide states' legal strategies for defending abortion restrictions,,,
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,,,But in recent cases, lawyers for Planned Parenthood have highlighted Rue's past when cross-examining his witnesses. Often, the witnesses seem to be caught unaware. In Wisconsin, Linn said he wasn't aware that courts have found Rue's credibility lacking. A few days earlier, in Alabama, Anderson testified that he didn't know courts had disregarded Rue's testimony.
"You say you don't know his employment or any organizations that he belongs to," the judge asked Anderson. "Why do you trust him?"
GOP Governors Paying Big Bucks to Controversial Marriage Therapist to Defend New Abortion Laws | Mother Jones
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