Now Is Not The Time to Stand Down in Georgia - Now Is The Time To Keep the Discussion Going
It appears that the Georgia legislature has "tabled" the legislation of Senate Bill 169 for now by sending it to a subcommittee for more research. With research, it appears that they are going to have the legislation lay low until we don't notice. Apparently, the backlash against the legislation was more than they can handle at this time - (sarcasm intended)
As I said yesterday, this legislation is scary to say the least. In fact, after a more thorough review of the bill today, I discovered that it was intended to also eliminate all forms of payment to gamete donors, which potentially can eliminate this option for many people.
Furthermore, after reading an article by Laura Douglas-Brown, Editor for the Southern Voice, I found that it also limited ART to gay couples and individuals by throwing in a small piece as follows:
"The creation of an in vitro human embryo shall be solely for the purpose of initiating a human pregnancy by means of transfer to the uterus of a human female for the treatment of human infertility." [emphasis added] Her article can be found at Octomom' endangers lesbian, gay parents in Georgia.
So, essentially, the moral of today's story is that we need to keep on top of this issue before it restricts everyone's right to procreate.
Also, see the following article from Slate: Hijacking the octuplets backlash to restrict IVF
