I heard about this proposed Indiana legislation on Air America the other day, at which point my psychological defense mechanisms kicked in and I refused to process the information. Today I found out that indeed it was real, but the state senator who authored it, Patricia Miller, decided to drop it last week after being inundated with phone calls and opposition from the ACLU and Planned Parenthood. Hooray!
The actual draft legislation remains as proof of the incessant attempts of conservative wackos to impose government regulation on our private lives.
Here's the gist of what the bill proposed:
+ Unmarried people may not participate in assisted reproduction (assisted reproduction is a broad term for things like in-vitro fertilization, sperm and egg donation, etc.) So a single woman who does not wish to marry commits a class B misdemeanor if she is impregnated by any artificial means, and any physician who facilitates the procedure gets a class B misdemeanor too.
+ Any married woman who wants to use assisted reproduction must file a "petition for parentage" much like potential adoptive parents do, and provide information like a description of their "values" and their "hobbies and talents." Other info required in the petition by a married couple includes conflict resolution style, the history of their relationship, a description of their lifestyle including "faith-based or church related" activities, a statement of their "assets, liabilities and investments", and a letter of reference from a friend or family member.
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Glad she withdrew the bill-- all those Indiana single and GLB peeps would have to hook up with drunk bastards at bars to get pregnant, like in that Heart song, "All I wanna do is make love to you."
I will never understand why politicians waste time, breath, money and energy on horse crap like this. Randi Rhodes thinks they do this to bring out conservative voters who will vote blindly for the Godforsaken Old Party's corporate interests without giving any thought at all to what they vote for...a version of false consciousness. Convincing Christians that the GOP is working for their best interests, and yet really they are just promoting a corporate agenda. I don't know if I whole heartedly buy this, but it makes sense.
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