Day: October 6, 2005

EUGENICS: IT'S NOT JUST FOR NAZIS ANYMORE

Posted on | by Ed | 12 Comments on EUGENICS: IT'S NOT JUST FOR NAZIS ANYMORE

(Berlin, 1941. A darkened office.)

Goebbels: "You know what would be neat?"
Himmler: "Killing Jews?"
Goebbels: (mildly irritated)"Yeah, but that's beside the point. Let's require some sort of state-approved license to allow people to reproduce!"
Himmler: "Good God…..you're a genius, man!"

(Exeunt)

Fast forward to Indiana, a middling state in the richest and most powerful nation on Earth in 2005.

(Indianapolis, 2005. A darkened office.)

Republican Senator Patricia Miller: "You know what would be neat?"
Staff: "Killing Jews?"
Republican Senator Patricia Miller: (mildly irritated)"Yeah, but that's beside the point. Let's require some sort of state-approved license to allow people to reproduce!"
Staff: "Good God…..you're a genius, man!"

(Exeunt)

Yes, welcome to George Bush's America, v2005. It seems that State Senator Patricia Miller, a woman after W's heart if I ever saw one, decided that unmarried people should require a "reproductive license" (I wish I was making this up) from their local probate court to pursue medical fertility treatment. Violators are subject to punishment for "Unauthorized reproduction," a Class B misdemeanor. The criminal penalties apply to women who become pregnant outside of marriage via "means other than sexual intercourse." Sperm donors, you're fired.

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She doesn't look Asian, but she's learned a lot from Chinese social policy

While dozens of blogs have leapt on the main premise of this proposal, very few seem to have read all the way through it and grasped its full depravity. The definition of married couples that can receive fertility treatments is restricted to:

  • Couples who "prove" regular church attendance
  • State access to the woman's medical history to verify that she has never had an abortion or a prescription for contraceptives
  • Women who pass a state-administered "psychological evaluation" to determine whether or not a "gestational certificate" (for the last time, I'm not making this up) will be issued

    I almost don't even know what to say about this. For once, I'm speechless. It speaks for itself, and it's saying "AHHHHHHHH! I AM FUCKING INSANE!" If you ever needed any proof that the "pro-life" movement has nothing to do with "life" and everything to do with psychotic Bible-thumping extremists controlling every aspect of your (apparently non-existent) right to your own body from conception to vegetative brain death, this is it.

    I think this quote from her interview with Indianapolis' NUVO magazine says it all:

    When asked specifically if she believes marriage should be a
    requirement for motherhood, and if that is part of the bill's
    intention, Sen. Miller responded, "Yes. Yes, I do."

    Feel free to email Senator Miller and let her know how you feel about new-age Republican eugenics via this online form or directly at (317) 232-9489. Use the word "fuck" liberally. Tell'em Ginandtacos.com sent you.