New Maine House Bill Would Protect Fetuses Carrying the ‘Gay Gene’: Limbaugh ahead of the curve

Magic City Morning Star (Maine) ^ | Feb 22, 2005, 19:02 | By IPR

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AUGUSTA, Maine -– Rep. Brian Duprey (R-Hampden) has submitted a bill to the State Legislature to shield potentially homosexual fetuses from discrimination. LD 908, “An Act to Protect Homosexuals from Discrimination,” 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 “homosexual gene.” 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. “If the homosexual gene is ever determined to exist,” he said, “I want to ensure that a woman could not abort an unborn child simply because that child is determined to be carrying this gene.”

Duprey received the idea for this bill when listening to the Rush Limbaugh radio show. “I heard Rush saying that the day the ‘gay gene’ is determined to be real, that overnight gays would become pro-life,” Duprey said.

“Most people would agree that to kill someone just because that person might be gay would constitute a hate crime,” said Duprey. “I 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.”

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.

[rface]

interesting dilemma for pro-choice crowd

[yellowdoghunter]

Almost unbelievable....only a Democrat could come up with this.

[proxy_user]

Well, if we allow homosexuals complete freedom, the number of such children will decrease rather rapidly, won't they?

The only reason that this gene has survived for so long is that cultural pressure forced everyone to marry and have children.

[Rocket1968]

Duprey is a Republican.

[ContraryMary]

Let's not forget that this "gay gene" does not exist.

[cripplecreek]

Interesting indeed. I'm pro life even if they are trying to use a fantasy genetic marker to promote a homosexual lifestyle.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Do I get this right? It is OK to kill off babies (in utero)as long as they are not potentially gay, but if they are potentially gay, then an abortion is illegal?

This pushes "equal rights" to "extra rights" fro the chosen classes.

[frogjerk]

I believe Rep. Brian Duprey (R-Hampden) has actually used his powers wisely here. He is creating a quandry for the liberals.

[yellowdoghunter]

I stand corrected and ashamed that he is associated with my party.....must be of a different breed.

[ladylib]

He's a Republican.

[Joe 6-pack]

I posited this dilemma in Joe 6-Pack's Questions for Liberals sometime before 2001 (see question #1). I reposted it in 9/01 (link) as I couldn't find my original post, which I believe was from '99.....

[Unam Sanctam]

How dare they challenge a woman's right to control her own body!

[ClintonBeGone]

interesting dilemma for pro-choice crowd

LOL indeed!

[JohnnyZ]

Do I get this right? It is OK to kill off babies (in utero)as long as they are not potentially gay, but if they are potentially gay, then an abortion is illegal?

The sponsor of the bill is a pro-life conservative, and he's been submitting legislation that will get attention and cause people to reexamine their liberal views.

[Steven Scharf]

ping

[proxy_user]

That may be your view, but not everyone agrees.

I firmly expect that if avowed homesexuals give up having children, in a short time there will be very few homosexuals left.

[the invisib1e hand]

genie-out-of-the-bottle-and-into-the-hands-of-fools-alert.

[yellowdoghunter]

See post #9....got distracted while reading story.....

[tfecw]

well i think the senator is pointing out the ridiculousness of abortion. It's not a hate crime because the unborn fetus is a umm a fetus not a person. If it were a person then it would be murder right? I think its a good idea for him to bring it up now. Think a little before accusations and you disown the guy because he said gay, legislation, and law in the same paragraph.


But the idea behind this kills me. They are proposing a bill that IF they discover there is a gay gene then this bill will happen. Can i create a patent for a anitgravitational ray gun IF one ever gets created? It seems pretty dumb to me.

[beyond the sea]

he said, “I want to ensure that a woman could not abort an unborn child simply because that child is determined to be carrying this gene.”

Let's get series here, how would anyone be able to determine the actual reason that the woman/couple would choose to abort?

Hmmm?

[ClintonBeGone]

I stand corrected and ashamed that he is associated with my party.....must be of a different breed.

You shouldn't be. Pro-life means being Pro-life. I'd like to give Duprey credit for being particularly clever, whether that was his intent or not.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Similar to this: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1342169/posts?

[Borges]

This whole thing sounds like a novelty-esque waste of tax payers money. Like they don't have anything better to be discussing.

[bigdblogman]

Isn't it equally possible that there is a "straight" gene if there is a "gay" gene? Shouldn't a fetus with the "straight" gene be given equal protection? I think the bill should be amended to also ban aborting a fetus having the "straight" gene, should one ever be discovered.

[coloradan]

It's my favorite question on your list. It perfectly butts two liberal sacred cows directly against one another: freedom to choose against non-discrimination of gays.

[JohnnyZ]

I stand corrected and ashamed that he is associated with my party.....must be of a different breed.

Doncha get it? The guy is conservative but introducing a bill that plays two liberal sacred cows against each other. They have to admit either that it's okay to kill gays or that unborn children are worthy of protection.

[Doohickey]

Except that fact that a "Republican" came up with it.

[Vicomte13]

You may be right.
I don't want to give Duprey credit if this is not his intention, but it could very well be.

Consider what would happen if this law passed: the precedent would be established that there exist children who, because of their innate qualities, have a right to life that completely supersedes, and criminalizes, the right to an abortion.
Thus, we have abortion on demand, because it is a woman's right, but if the child to be born is going to be gay, homosexual rights-to-life exceed and completely cancel women's rights to reproductive choice.

This will now have to be debated.
And the pro-abortion crowd will have to say that women have the right to selectively kill gay children, because abortion rights are absolute.

Of course that debate won't happen.
What will happen, instead, is a focused ad hominem campaign against Duprey.

[tx_eggman]

Except that the "gay gene" doesn't exist ... but let's not let the facts get in the way.

The Link

[yellowdoghunter]

See other posts.

[rface]

well, the debate has been that people cannot help it - or to better phrase it - that people have no control over their sexuality. People are BORN homosexual....(ie. genetic)

the other side of the coin says that homosexuality is a choice (ie. not genetic)

This proposed bill mixes the issue with the abortion issue - and I think it does it quite effectivly....

take a peak at how the DUmmies view this issue - What groups interest is higher than the others - the Homosexual special interests' or the Pro-Choice interests'

DUmmies "Gay gene" and pro-choice dilemma discussion

[2banana]

“I heard Rush saying that the day the ‘gay gene’ is determined to be real, that overnight gays would become pro-life,”

Rush is one smart cookie...

[JohnnyZ]

butts two liberal sacred cows directly against one another.........
plays two liberal sacred cows against each other.....

Whoa....

[ClintonBeGone]

Read the rest of the article where he explains what he's doing. He's right on with this. And based on his bio, he's got to be pretty conservative, even for Maine.

"Rep. Duprey and his wife, Carol, have five children, whom they home school."

http://www.mehousegop.com/index.pl/duprey

[kc2theline]

Had to check to make sure this wasn't satire. Any other reason to kill an unborn child is OK, just not if it happens to carry the as yet undiscovered gay gene? This is the most absurd proposal I have heard in a long time.

[ContraryMary]

The "gay gene" is a fiction derived to create a new class of protected citizens. Saying it is so, doesn't make it so.

[tfecw]

please read the article and think about things before you make a post like that

[nikos1121]

There is no gene. Plain and simple.

End debate.

[mike182d]

"You forget one thing: Rock...crushes...scissors! But papers covers rock, and scissors cuts paper - Kif! it appears we have a conundrum."

- Zapp Brannigan

[Conservative Infidel]

This makes perfect sense, to me. The "Gays" generally claim that their lifestyle is not a choice - rather, they were "born gay." Therefore, we must preserve all fetuses until the time that the "gay gene" is identified. Granted, if that ever happens, the law will only protect "gay fetuses."

[frogjerk]

From a pro-gay site: (I didn't goto the site, it is from google cache)

...The legislation was filed by Rep. Brian Duprey (R-Hampden). Last year Duprey sponsored a bill that would have amended the Maine constitution to bar gay marriage. The measure was voted down, (story) but Duprey said he remains opposed to same-sex unions and may make another attempt at getting passage of the proposed amendment.

Doesn't sound like a democrat or RINO to me...

[Grendel9]

The Ultimate Woman's Choice:

Bank several eggs; shop at the Sperm Bank for an
"acceptible" male donor contribution; order the
sperm, altered to ensure the chosen sex and other
desired qualities; sign and pay via the plastic
credit card; wait 3 months while the artificial
womb nurtures the child. Finally, have the Nanny
pick up the end-product at the Bank.

[cripplecreek]

The Dummies don't like this at all. The recognize it as a dangerous wedge issue that can be potentially very damaging to them.

[ProfoundMan]

You gotta LOVE this. This will twist the libs in knots.

Here's another issue to ponder: What if the non-aborted gay fetus turns out to be heterosexual (you know, normal)? Would he or she not then be guilty of pre-partum fraud? Is that punishable by post-partum abortion?

[mike182d]

This really isn't about the actual reality of a gay gene, but rather Republicans pointing out the obvious logical flaws in the liberal mindset and exploiting them for the entertainment of conservatives everywhere :-)

[ClintonBeGone]

Isn't it equally possible that there is a "straight" gene if there is a "gay" gene? Shouldn't a fetus with the "straight" gene be given equal protection?

That's next. We do this like the liberals do in promoting their agenda. One small step at a time.

[beyond the sea]

This whole thing sounds like a novelty-esque waste of tax payers money. Like they don't have anything better to be discussing.

You most likely are right. What about the "alcoholic gene"?

;-)