Friday, May 06, 2005

Scary Political Stuff

Senate Bill 51 and House Bill 356 (Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2005) has lots of scary bits to it. One is a simple definition that, if passed could be applied to other laws.

(6) WOMAN- The term `woman' means a female human being who is capable of
becoming pregnant, whether or not she has reached the age of majority

What that looks like to me is that, if it goes through, suddenly lot's of people would be defined as having no gender whatsoever.

Let's see.

Hysterectomy
Infertile for whatever reason
Post Menopausal
Transsexual

It's the sweeping stuff like this, legislated out of ignorance and fear, that makes me truly fear for this country and my life.