Maryland State Delegate Terri Hill, a Democrat, has introduced a bill that is working its way through the General Assembly that would require state-regulated health insurance plans that cover pregnancy-related benefits to include benefits for in vitro fertilization for lesbians.
Current law includes language that says the sperm used for in vitro fertilization has to come from the husband of the woman using the treatment to become pregnant, according to a Mar. 18 article published in the Baltimore Sun.
Delegate Terri Hill, the bill’s chief sponsor, said the bill is necessary to make Maryland law consistent after the passage of The Civil Marriage Protection Act in 2012 that legalized same-sex marriage in the state.
"We're concerned that we correct the law to reflect Maryland's state on marriage equality," Hill told The Sun. "It was about making sure all Marylanders are treated in an equitable fashion."
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9 comments:
I guess she didn't get the memo from Dolce and Gabbana.
break out the turkey basters
"...to make the law consistent with...?"
That's a pretty big stretch.
So sick of hearing this garbage.
MAN AND WOMAN....thats it.
Our Country is being ruined by all of this "tolerance" and political correctness.
This would also impact straight male/female couples wherein the fertility issue is male factor (sperm-related). I have excellent fertility coverage through my insurance, but only using my husband's sperm - that's a problem when there's an issue impacting sperm production.
They should be able to use all the sperm that can possibly extracted from each other; just like regular couples.
Procreation requires a man and a woman.
This is WRONG!
We have already heard from children of same sex parents how they are being postured towards same sex relationships......
What? Lesbians can't get pregnant like any other woman?
4:14 PM
Perfect!
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