Anti-choice rep suddenly protects gays

[Ian David]

Anti-choice rep suddenly protects gays

COLUMN By MARTY KLEIN
From Sexual Intelligence
First published March 4, 2005

Maine state representative Brian Duprey has proposed a law making it illegal to end a pregnancy because the fetus is gay. He says that future biologists may identify a "gay gene," and he doesn't want women getting abortions to avoid having gay children.

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Gays don't need special protection from abortion. They simply need the basic protections promised to all Americans after they're born: educational opportunity, non-discriminatory medical care, fair job access. If we believe that abortion is a choice to which all pregnant women and couples are entitled, it's a mistake to create a hierarchy of reasons, designating some as better than others. Either abortion is a right or it's a privilege. Once it's merely a privilege, it can be restricted depending on geographic location, type of pregnancy, reason for abortion, etc. There are many bad reasons for getting pregnant. There are no reasons for getting an abortion that are so bad that the right to it should be confiscated.

More:
Marty Klein, Ph.D. (www.SexEd.org).

Marty Klein, Ph.D is the author and publisher of Sexual Intelligence, a monthly electronic newsletter. This column is reprinted from Issue #61, March 2005. For information about republishing this column, contact the author.
http://www.sexualintelligence.org/


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[Q3JR4]

1. ...

Since we think all human life is precious, we'll make your mother give birth to you and when she can't afford to keep you we'll cut your health care and force you into a foster home (providing someone wants you). If not, we'll, you're fucked. We ain't going to provide money for a home for you and if you can't work (at 6, 7, or 11), then you won't have health insurance either.

Next if you're gay we won't let your mother abort you, but we also won't give protections to your most intimate relationships and we won't give you rights on par with the rest of America.

Fucking bastards, every one of them.

[Zenlitened]

2. The reek of cynicism around this guy must be overwhelming.

Does he think he's being clever? Sadly, he probably does, even though it's all painfully transparent to the rest of us. Another sicko heard from -- by their stealth, their spin, their manipulation and their lies ye shall know them.

[leftynyc]

3. From a purely practical standpoint

How are they going to know WHY the woman is getting an abortion? Ridiculous waste of time.

[Technowitch]

4. Hypocrite...

"Let's find ways to ban abortion that'll piss off and divide the pro-choicer pro-gay progressive types!"