You've got to be kidding me...
3 Comments Published by Alex on Wednesday, October 05, 2005 at 6:54 PM.
This has been making its rounds across the blogs (The Republic of T. and Feministe among them).
For those of you who don't want to page through copious pdf text, here is a nice summary from Booman Tribune via Suburban Guerrilla:
Besides the obvious subjugation of women this law entails, I'm sure it doesn't take a genius to see the certain kinds of people this law is targeted towards.
I mean, seriously...there's very little I could coherently say that others haven't said already, but can I lament the death of my country. I know this is only Indiana, but how long before other states like Alabama or Mississippi latch on to this? Trust me, I know them. It won't be long. More frightening, how long will it be before some conservative asshat in Congress gets ambitious enough to prepose this as a national law? I can see the political commericals now. 'Call your congressman and tell him you support children and want him to vote yes on the Childbirth Protection Act'
And some people wonder why I'm seriously considering going ex-patriot after school!
For those of you who don't want to page through copious pdf text, here is a nice summary from Booman Tribune via Suburban Guerrilla:
Republican lawmakers are drafting new legislation that will make marriage a requirement for motherhood in the state of Indiana, including specific criminal penalties for unmarried women who do become pregnant “by means other than sexual intercourse.”
According to a draft of the recommended change in state law, every woman in Indiana seeking to become a mother through assisted reproduction therapy such as in vitro fertilization, sperm donation, and egg donation, must first file for a “petition for parentage” in their local county probate court.
Only women who are married will be considered for the “gestational
certificate” that must be presented to any doctor who facilitates the pregnancy. Further, the “gestational certificate” will only be given to married couples that successfully complete the same screening process currently required by law of adoptive parents.
Besides the obvious subjugation of women this law entails, I'm sure it doesn't take a genius to see the certain kinds of people this law is targeted towards.
I mean, seriously...there's very little I could coherently say that others haven't said already, but can I lament the death of my country. I know this is only Indiana, but how long before other states like Alabama or Mississippi latch on to this? Trust me, I know them. It won't be long. More frightening, how long will it be before some conservative asshat in Congress gets ambitious enough to prepose this as a national law? I can see the political commericals now. 'Call your congressman and tell him you support children and want him to vote yes on the Childbirth Protection Act'
And some people wonder why I'm seriously considering going ex-patriot after school!
Dude, that's cuz everyone knows that only gay people have gay children. I mean, duh!
ok, so i know they're targeting gay people, but this gets at women who are single and perhaps accidentally have children, or perhaps want to have a child despite being single. for people who are worried about science "playing god", they're doing a fairly good job of it themselves!
That is totally ridiculous. I am so sick of things like this. I am starting to get involved in moving gay rights forward. I am sick of seeing this back slide. I have a right to adopt and lesbians have a right to have children.
I shoud talk to your friend get back to me with some contact info.