Following in the footsteps of a failed attempt in Indiana, Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall (R-Prince William Co., Loudon Co.) wants to ban all forms of medically assisted pregancy for unmarried women.
WIRC (Richmond) reports on the bill, proposed at the first session of the General Assembly. The proposed law would make all types of procedures, from in-vitro fertilization to artificial insemination, unavailable to the unmarried.
Some choice quotes from Del. Marshall include:
"And to say women are desperate for this, well Al Capone was desperate for money ... just being desperate doesn't mean you have a right to anything period."
"My dad's name is donor, okay, no kid wants that. They want a relationship with a real person, someone to hold their hand."
"Don't tell me that these women are desperate, well if you're desperate then get married ... look go out and even...find a man."
You all know the drill, contact your delegates, tell them this is ridiculous. Contact "Sideshow" Bob Marshall, let him know the same.