....and just when you though SURELY the government couldn't get any more ridiculous......
New Maine House Bill Would Protect Fetuses Carrying the âââ¬ÃÅGay Geneâââ‰â¢
By IPR
Feb 22, 2005, 19:02
AUGUSTA -âââ‰â¬Å Rep. Brian Duprey (R-Hampden) has submitted a bill to the State Legislature to shield potentially homosexual fetuses from discrimination. LD 908, âââ¬Ã
âAn Act to Protect Homosexuals from Discrimination,âââ¬Ã attempts to protect homosexuals from death because they might carry the gene that could lead to homosexuality.
This bill as drafted would make it a crime to abort an unborn child if that child is determined to be carrying the âââ¬Ã
âhomosexual gene.âââ¬Ã Duprey said that no such genetic marker has yet been discovered. But considering rapid advancements in genetic mapping research, he wants legislation in place should such a breakthrough occur. âââ¬Ã
âIf the homosexual gene is ever determined to exist,âââ¬Ã he said, âââ¬Ã
âI want to ensure that a woman could not abort an unborn child simply because that child is determined to be carrying this gene.âââ¬ÃÂ
Duprey received the idea for this bill when listening to the Rush Limbaugh radio show. âââ¬Ã
âI heard Rush saying that the day the âââ¬ÃÅgay geneâââ‰â¢ is determined to be real, that overnight gays would become pro-life,âââ¬Ã Duprey said.
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âMost people would agree that to kill someone just because that person might be gay would constitute a hate crime,âââ¬Ã said Duprey. âââ¬Ã
âI have heard from women who told me that if they found out that they were carrying a child with the gay gene, then they would abort. I think this is wrong. Those unborn children should be protected.âââ¬ÃÂ
Rep. Duprey is serving in his third term representing the towns of Hampden, Newburgh and Dixmont. He is the lead Republican on the Labor Committee.
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