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Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Ind. Law - Proposal to limit procreation assistance wtihdrawn [Updated]

"Legislator drops controversial plan" is the headline to a story by Mary Beth Schneider posted on the Indianapolis Star website at 5:25 p.m. Some quotes:

A controversial proposed bill to prohibit gays, lesbians and single people from using medical procedures to become pregnant has been dropped by its legislative sponsor.

State Sen. Patricia Miller, R-Indianapolis, issued a one-sentence statement this afternoon saying: “The issue has become more complex than anticipated and will be withdrawn from consideration by the Health Finance Commission.”

Miller had asked that committee -- a panel of lawmakers who meet when the Indiana General Assembly is not in session to discuss possible legislation -- to recommend the bill to the full legislature when it meets in January.

For background, see the ILB entry from earlier today.

[Updated 10/06/05] A number of papers today have essentially the same story as above, via AP. The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (whose Niki Kelly wrote the initial story on this) also has the AP story, but has added some additional detail.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 5, 2005 06:54 PM
Posted to Indiana Law