NationStates Jolt Archive

Now proposed under Indiana law, "Gestational certificates" proving your "fitness" to have access to assisted reproductive services.

In other words, no goddamn dykes allowed to get invitro 'round here!!!!


Text of the Bill (http://www.in.gov/legislative/interim/committee/prelim/HFCO04.pdf)

Other qualifications included:


Sec. 12.
(a) Before intended parents may commence assisted reproduction, the intended parents shall obtain an assessment from a licensed child placing agency in the intended parents' state of residence.

(b) The assessment must follow the normal practice for assessments in a domestic infant adoption procedure and must include the following information:

(1) The intended parents' purpose for the assisted reproduction.

(2) The fertility history of the intended parents, including the pregnancy history and response to pregnancy losses of the woman.

(3) An acknowledgment by the intended parents that the child may not be the biological child of at least one (1) of the intended parents depending on the type of artificial reproduction procedure used.

(4) A list of the intended parents' family and friend support system.

(5) A plan for sharing any known genetic information with the child.

(6) Personal information about each intended parent, including the following:

(A) Family of origin.

(B) Values.

(C) Relationships.

(D) Education.

(E) Employment and income.

(F) Hobbies and talents.

(G) Physical description, including the general health of the individual.

(H) Birth verification.

(I) Personality description, including the strengths and weaknesses of each intended parent.




What will be the next bill on the agenda? Something to limit the sale of turkey basters?

No, next they are going to limit the amout of air you can use.

As I noted in the other thread concerning this, it doesn't pass under their own constitution let alone under the 14th amendment.

As I noted in the other thread concerning this, it doesn't pass under their own constitution let alone under the 14th amendment.


Ah, sorry - didn't see the earlier thread.

Still, it wouldn't be the first time that a legislature has passed a bill that was clearly unconstitutional to make a point. After all, if it just holds things up or a few years then people still get to score their political points for having tried to uphold the moral fabric of society... or however they choose to describe it.

And the end result is just a waste of tax dollars to cover the court costs, and the temporary restriction of rights to the citizens.