Indiana Takes Two More Steps Towards Facism
Topic: Indianapolis In the News
Posted: Wed, Oct 5, 2005 
In a move that smacks of ... of... sheer stupidity, here go our lawmakers once again trying to legislate reproductive rights. Senator Patricia Miller (R) is proposing legislation that would add the same sort of requirements that it places on adoption to the process of assisted reproduction. In otherwords, you would need to be married in order to qualify for assisted reproduction. And it's all for the "welfare of the children".
We're all smart. We can read the fine print here.
So let me get this straight. Senator Miller is so damn concerned that people seeking out assistance with reproduction - people that are willing to pay thousands upon thousands of dollars to birng a child into the world - may not actually care for the child? Therefore, they must meet certain requirements?
First of all, they must be married. This is a huge middle finger once again to the tax-paying gay and lesbian community of Indiana. Secondly, they will be looking into what sort of family you are. Are you fit to raise a child? Can you provide for it? What church do you belong to? How often do you mow your lawn?
But wait - why does this sort of stuff matter when couples who can reproduce unassisted (and often do much to their own surprise) never even have to tie the knot in order to have a child whenever they damn well please? Where is the state when it comes to looking after the welfare of the child now? Shouldn't they start tagging and tracking teens once they hit pueberty and engage some sort of "intercourse police" should the teen even think about reproducing without getting the states consent?
Come on Senator Miller. What the fuck are you thinking? If you want to provide for the "welfare of the children", you should really look into the children that are being born the old fashioned way and provide social services where needed. Don't make reproduction a crime.
This little bit of Orwell will be voted on by the Health Finance Commission to be passed into legislation on October 20th. Please do your part and suggest to your local representative just how unfair this is.
Here are some links and some information, if you'd rather not rely on my uneducated rantings:
A draft of the legislation
An article about this topic
Another article about this topic
The Health Finance Commission
Contact your representative
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Comments
1. Oct 5, 05 03:51 PM | Brent said:
In a sleep-haze this morning, I heard a little about this on NPR while brushing my teeth. As I came into hearing it, I didn't realize they were talking about Indiana, just that some state was considering this legislation. I was disappointed when I realized they were talking about my state. I understand that we are living in a conservative state in a conservative time under a conservative federal administration, but man, when's the pendulum going to start swinging the other way?
2. Oct 6, 05 12:06 AM | Michael Packer said:
Luckily, this proposal was dropped. Thank the Intelligent Designer! Man. Seriously. I generally don't get angry about political things, but this one was a bit much.
Score one for us.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051005/NEWS01/51005006
A controversial proposed bill to prohibit gays, lesbians and single people from using medical procedures to become pregnant has been dropped by its legislative sponsor.
State Sen. Patricia Miller, R-Indianapolis, issued a one-sentence statement this afternoon saying: “The issue has become more complex than anticipated and will be withdrawn from consideration by the Health Finance Commission.”
3. Oct 6, 05 09:18 AM | Brent said:
Nice. I love it when 'Indiana' and 'wack-job legislation' get coupled in the same story *and* it gets picked up by other news/blog sites. Is this really the image we want to convey to the rest of the world? Thank you Patricia Miller for bringing Indiana to the national spotlight.
Google's Index of stories:
http://news.google.com/news?q=Patricia Miller
boingboing's humorus coverage:
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/10/05/proposed_indiana_law.html
4. Oct 6, 05 09:43 PM | j c klee said:
the one phrase that stuck in my mind was "gestational certificate"
The Onion couldn't have come up with that one, truth is stranger than fiction. I thought the "Handmaid's Tale" had covered all the angles on the topic but apparently this was overlooked.
It's all about population control with these folks, just remember Gauleiter Bennet's comments last week about aborting black babies.
These people will throw around phrases like "Demographics is destiny." and I don't think you need to have been born with a "gestational certificate" to figure out what they mean.
5. Oct 7, 05 11:53 AM | Aimee said:
Not surprising. Ind. is an extremely conservative state (not just a conversative state)...Sometimes it's hard to remember that until you travel out of state and read other newspapers.