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Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Ind. Law - National law article focuses on Indiana Senator Pat Miller's proposal to limit use of assisted reproduction technologies to married couples
"Does the U.S. Constitution Allow Government To Limit the Use of Assisted Reproduction Technologies to Married Couples?" That is the title to an analysis by Rutgers law professor Sherry F. Colb posted on Findlaw.com today. The lengthy piece begins:
Two weeks ago, the State of Indiana was on its way to considering a statute that would have confined the use of assisted reproduction to married couples. Sponsored by State Senator Patricia Miller of Indianapolis, the law would have required people who wished to utilize assisted reproductionto obtain licensing, and would have denied such licensing to unmarried people. In addition, criminal penalties would have followed for the "unlicensed" reproducer.Earlier ILB entries on the Miller proposal may be found at: 10/4/05; 10/5/05; 10/5/05(2nd); and 10/12/05.Miller withdrew the bill after a firestorm of controversy. Yet this law, or one like it, might well reappear soon, in Indiana or elsewhere.
The proposed bill raises important and novel questions about what the Constitution has to say about the use of new technologies in procreation.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 19, 2005 08:12 AM
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