Madam Speaker, my observation from working with people for the last 25 years plus is that there are not equal rights. The courts, rightly or wrongly, have sided one way. I believe that has been incorrect. I believe that a man who has abused his children has lost those rights. A man who has sexually abused his children is gone. In that case, it would make a differential. In the case where a woman has left her children alone, not cared for them or has abused them, then the custody should go the other way.
All things being equal, the man's rights and the woman's rights are the same. They were partners in the relationship. They were partners in bringing these children into the world. They should be partners after they go through the process of divorce. All divorces are not adversarial. I have seen lots of instances where the parents are good friends. They just do not want to live with each other. That is fine, but please do not harm the kids.