I’ve always regarded Indiana as a land of homespun wisdom, sweet corn, and eighteen kinds of pie, but with books like Jesusland, about the travails of an interracial family living out there in the 80s, I began to wonder if its friendly reputation concealed some kind of dark underbelly.
Yes it does. Oh, my, yes it does. Apparently, according to several news articles, this is for real: A bill that would ban unmarried people and gays from getting IVF donations. (Apparently doesn’t require this if you’re planning on being the parent of the child– only for donations which would mean that one genetic parent wasn’t involved after the birth). But still– something that would require you to go through a placement agency to adopt a zygote? Something which could deny you that permission if they thought you weren’t religious enough, or didn’t have good taste in flooring, or had too-good taste in flooring and and might like the flooring more than the child and try to return it? Sure, I’ve often said you should need a license to raise one of those things, but I was joking!
Fortunately, the news articles note that “Indiana Lawmakers Seek to Ban, Control Assisted Impregnation”. So unassisted, miraculous impregnation is still in the clear.
Secretly Ironic 