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The Texas Baby Purchasing Act of 2007
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial asks, "When it comes to eroding women's rights, why is it that the more backward a bill is, the further it seems to get?" Maybe it's because the politicians of the religious right sometimes seem to operate from deep within their own version of Bizarro World.
CHAPTER 50. ADOPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM At least Patrick is doing his best to make sure that the state doesn't get snookered into buying any "illegal" babies. In order to ensure that no low-income "legal" woman misses out on this chance of a lifetime, Patrick's bill forces doctors who provide abortion care, under penalty of law, to make the state's pitch in person to every potential producer of an adoptable baby.
Sec. 50.005. NOTIFICATION REQUIRED; APPLICATION FORM. All potential baby suppliers should be advised that Sen. Patrick's offer is good for a limited time only. In order to qualify for payment, a woman would have to sign over her newborn within 30 days after giving birth, because there's just not much demand for older children. Heck, the orphanages are full of them already.
Sec. 50.003 APPLICATION. A woman requesting funds under this chapter must apply for the funds on the form developed by the department not later than the 30th day after the date the child is born. What's that you say? Selling and buying babies is against the law? Why yes, according to the Texas Penal Code, I believe it is.
Sec. 25.08. Sale or Purchase of Child. But not to worry, because Dan the Man's got that one covered.
Section 25.08, Penal Code, does not apply to the grant or acceptance of money under this section. When is selling and buying babies not selling and buying babies? All together now: "It's OK if you're a Republican!" And it's even more than OK when you're also a water boy for the religious right. [An earlier version of this post appeared at Texas Kaos]
The Texas Baby Purchasing Act of 2007 | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 hidden)
The Texas Baby Purchasing Act of 2007 | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 hidden)
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