Proposed bill redefines "Married, with Children"

State bill would limit procreation assistance

For decades feminists have been warning that a government that can take away abortion rights can also take away the right to have a child. In Indiana, State Senator Patricia Miller is attempting to do just that.

Miller chairs the Health Finance Commission, a committee that will vote on October 20 on whether or not to recommend legislation that explicitly regulates who can (and cannot) seek assistance in conceiving a child. According to Miller, only married couples -- one man and one woman -- should be allowed to have procreation assistance.

The Journal Gazette, in Fort Wayne, reports that: ". . .the part of the bill raising eyebrows involves assisted reproduction.

It defines assisted reproduction as causing pregnancy by means other than sexual intercourse, including intrauterine insemination, donation of an egg, donation of an embryo, in vitro fertilization and transfer of an embryo, and sperm injection.

The bill then requires "intended parents" to be married to each other and specifically says an unmarried person may not be an intended parent."

The report goes on to say: "Some of the required information includes the fertility history of the parents, education and employment information, hobbies, personality descriptions, verification of marital status, child care plans, letter of reference and criminal history checks."

Single and want to have a child? Lesbian or gay and want to conceive or have a surrogate conceive? If this bill becomes law, forget about it!

Quick, someone give Senator Miller a copy of the Constitution!