Republican AG nominee proposes criminal charges against men for unwanted pregnancies

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: September 15, 2026

Words: 838

Last Updated: 2 days, 21 hours ago


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Republican attorney general nominee Alan Gordon said he’s confident in his legal analysis of the 19-page plan he unveiled Tuesday in his campaign’s first press conference at the Rhode Island State House.

“I ran it through three AIs,” he told the only reporter who showed up.

His idea: to criminally charge men whose consensual sex results in an unwanted pregnancy.

“Where a man has accidentally, recklessly, or even deliberately caused such profound changes …

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