TN GOP propose bill where children from artificial insemination are illegitimate

[LonePirate]

These fuckers have no bounds to their evil.

http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/34478833/proposed-bill-deems-children-born-through-artificial-insemination-illegitimate-children#

A proposed bill in the Tennessee General Assembly seeks to classify children born through artificial insemination as illegitimate children.

[Skittles]

1. I detest the word ILLEGITIMATE when referring to a child

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as if a child could be not be considered LEGITIMATE

[Hortensis]

18. +10K. This use is fundamentally evil and un-American.

It is evil in precept and practice. All people are legitimate.

[nikibatts]

19. Somehow this doesn't seem factual but i am not sure how to check it out. If it is true

we need to link the entire GOP to this proposal and spread the news BUT only if we can get verification from at least two different sources.

[liberalhistorian]

29. Thank you! I was single

when my son was born and, even then in the 90's, it was still sometimes being used. I absolutely hated it, for obvious reasons. My son was not "illegitimate", he was a child, period. I even had to train some older, extended family members not to use that phrase. Gah.

And here I thought these people were supposed to be so "pro-life"!

[Blaukraut]

2. Are they bored or something?

[vlyons]

11. too much free time

n/t

[Blue_true]

31. No, just pure evil. They want nothing but to hurt

Children from people they consider "others". They do this evil shit while calling themselves Christians.

[TheMastersNemesis]

3. If We Could Get The Dems Out Before An F 22 Tornado Scrapes The State Clean.

That would be progress. There is NO redeeming these people.

[IamFortunesFool]

4. ugh... I live in TN...

This is just the latest offensive nonsense to come out of the capitol since Trump was selected... The ignorant hillbillies are emboldened and running amok! There will be more to come, I'm sure. If my kids weren't here, I'd have moved west already.

[Blue_true]

32. Move to North Carolina or Georgia. Both states appear

Headed blue and can use more liberals. Plus m, their economies are better than that in Tennessee.

[Lotusflower70]

5. Disgusting

It shows that there are some very hateful people out there. When they want to stigmatize innocent children, that is just too far. This is totally unacceptable.

[Docreed2003]

6. Is this legit???

I live in TN and that's the first I've heard of this bill. A google search only turns up that webpage, which isn't a TN media outlet as far as I know, and references to a bill from last year related to Veternary practices.

[LonePirate]

8. It's the NBC affiliate in Memphis.

[Docreed2003]

9. Thanks....

I lived in Memphis for nearly four years and didn't remember the station ID. It's weird to me this isn't getting larger coverage yet. I'll keep an eye out in the Nashville news if this gains traction and I'll pass it along to you!

[Yavin4]

7. Everything in TN must be fantastic if their legislature has the time to focus on complete

bullshit like this.

[flygal]

26. No, it's basically the R's have all been primaried so only the most extreme now get elected

and their true colors are showing. Montana is having the same bat shit crazy bills coming out this year. They want to tax electric cars

[JHan]

10. Is this a fucked up way of targeting gay parents?

[vlyons]

12. probably

and it's a sure way to lose the votes of couples, who desparately want to be parents, but are having trouble conceiving.

It's also highly anti-science. Someone should take away their toaster ovens.

[JHan]

14. I shouldn't be surprised at their callousness, but yet I am.. I think I'll take comfort..

.. that awfulness can still surprise me.

[LonePirate]

13. I think that's exactly what they are trying to do.

To the surprise of no one here at DU, these family values a-holes are hypocrites and liars to an infinite degree.

[JHan]

15. GOP proving everyday that to vote for them is an act of self-sabotage.

[muriel_volestrangler]

30. Not directly, I think. The entire text of the bill is "repeal 68-3-306"

http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1406.pdf

and that is:

Universal Citation: TN Code § 68-3-306 (2014)
A child born to a married woman as a result of artificial insemination, with consent of the married woman's husband, is deemed to be the legitimate child of the husband and wife.

http://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/2014/title-68/health/chapter-3/part-3/section-68-3-306

Since that has explicit language of 'woman', 'husband' and 'wife', I can't see this is a direct attack on gay parents. Perhaps there has been a ruling that the same thing should apply to gay parents too, and by getting rid of the original idea, they've seen a way of being anti-LGBT.

[JHan]

36. Just................ I have no words.

(thanks for sharing the bill)

[Rhiannon12866]

16. Good grief! I thought they were "pro life..."

[Paladin]

22. No, they're "pro BIRTH."

As long as that birth is done according to their concept of biblical standards. Sick, evil people.

[Rhiannon12866]

23. I know! And I certainly agree that this is a perverse concept.

Once when DL Hughley was on with Bill Maher, he put it so perfectly that it stuck in my mind. He said that they cared about those who were yet to be born, but after that they were on their own! Perverse concept...

[Control-Z]

17. Aren't these the same people

who consider frozen embryos "people"?

They so confuse me

[Blue_true]

33. They are evil hypocrites, all over the map. nt

[smirkymonkey]

20. WTF is wrong with these people?

Why don't they actually do their jobs and get to the task of dealing with the problems that are really plagueing the nation. What about infrastructure, healthcare, retaining SS and Medicare, etc. Why are they wasting so much time on such bullshit issues?

[Vinca]

21. How exactly would they know? Are there going to be GYN police????

[Blue_true]

34. They will likely fund police that will follow every child bearing

Age woman around, everywhere she goes, that is the world they seem to want. My guess is the bill in a closet anti-LGBTQ parenting bill that deny parenting to some, regardless of whether the people can be excellent parents or not.

[cbdo2007]

24. Due to infertility issues I know many, many couples who

Have had kids using artificial insemination.

[lame54]

25. What's their penalty for being illegitimate?

[DFW]

27. And the way you can tell one child from another is.............

??????

[sarcasmo]

35. Republican Jesus is pure evil.