Judge won't let woman divorce while she's pregnant

Truly horrifying story from the Seattle PI. The woman has been separated for two years from a man who was jailed for beating her. He was IN JAIL at the time she became pregnant. She told who the new father was. We have the state Uniform Parentage Act that sets the rules for children in case of divorce. Her divorce was granted by a protem judge and then rescinded. Shawnna Hughes statement:

If this court vacates my divorce and requires me to stay married to a man I have no desire to have a relationship with and who has brought significant physical harm to me over the years, I would be emotionally devastated. If the court vacates my divorce and stays it until the birth of my child, it will prevent me from marrying the father of my child prior to her birth.

Spokane County Superior Court Judge Paul Bastine said as he rescinded her divorce:

There's a lot of case law that says it is important in this state that children not be illegitamized.

Of course this woman should have the right to divorce and be free to marry whomever she wants. This is a fundamental right to choose your own life.