Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Indiana attempts to limit procreation assistance

The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports on a state bill that would limit procreation assistance ...
Gays, lesbians and single Hoosiers would be prohibited from using medical science to help have a child under a bill being considered by an interim legislative committee.

The legislation puts Indiana in the middle of a national battle over reproductive rights and promises to be contentious.

"If we’re going to try to put Indiana on the map, I wouldn’t go this route," said Betty Cockrum, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana. "It feels pretty chilling. It is governmental intrusion into a very private part of our lives." ...

Thanks to ChaliceChick for pointing this out.

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