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Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Ind. Law - More on proposal to limit procreation assistance

Following on its Niki Kelly story yesterday headlined "State bill would limit procreation assistance: Process would rule out homosexuals, singles" (see ILB entry here), the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a strong editorial today titled "Parents and privacy." Some quotes:

Emboldened by the progress they’ve made in banning gay marriage, the Indiana General Assembly’s social engineers are seeking to make it harder for gay men, lesbians and single Hoosiers to become parents. With an ill-considered bill, they would also throw roadblocks before infertile married couples seeking medical assistance in starting a family.

The Health Finance Commission will vote on the proposed legislation Oct. 20. While the panel’s “yes” vote won’t ensure its passage in the 2006 session, the bill will undoubtedly send a message that Indiana is an intolerant state. It should be soundly rejected.

Sen. Patricia Miller, R-Indianapolis, proposed the legislation as part of an effort to strengthen state law on surrogacy and adoptions. She told The Journal Gazette’s Niki Kelly that the bill wasn’t intended to prevent people from having children, but just to “find some guidelines.” * * *

But ensuring the safety of children placed through adoption and surrogacy is a far cry from the intrusive role Miller is attempting to take.

Check here for a list of the members of the legislative Health Finance Commission.

The Indianapolis Star has an abbreviated AP version of the story today. The Star's headline: "Assisted-reproduction bill would bar singles, gays."

Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 5, 2005 07:43 AM
Posted to Indiana Law