Free artificial insemination for lesbian couples and single women in DK

Today the Danish parliament passed a new law – legislation that not only allows lesbian couples and single women to be artificially inseminated. It’ll be done through the Danish Healthcare system, which means it will be done for free with semen from anonymous donors.

I’m unsure what to think of this law…

1) Is it a RIGHT to have children? Why must the state PAY for single women and lesbian couples to have the insemination?

2) What about the right of the children to know who their father is?

3) Should the Danish state also pay for surrogate mothers for gay couples and single men? If the law is passed to ensure all who WANTS kids CAN have them, then equality of gender suggests that gay couples and single men should have the same opportunities.

On the OTHER hand… Free treatment of childlessness has been given to straight couples for years in DK.

Pretty soon lesbian couples will be artificially inseminated with genetically altered clones of both women. Men will be useless in the repreductive process and will only be used sate lesbian womens curiosities.

I can't wait.

Originally posted by The Omega
1) Is it a RIGHT to have children? Why must the state PAY for single women and lesbian couples to have the insemination?

2) What about the right of the children to know who their father is?

3) Should the Danish state also pay for surrogate mothers for gay couples and single men? If the law is passed to ensure all who WANTS kids CAN have them, then equality of gender suggests that gay couples and single men should have the same opportunities.

On the OTHER hand… Free treatment of childlessness has been given to straight couples for years in DK.

1. On the OTHER hand… Free treatment of childlessness has been given to straight couples for years in DK. You pretty much answered your own question.

2. Is it really a right, I don't know it seems more of a debate on morals and philosophies.

3. Absolutely, if the govt is paying paying for one group or person they should do it for all that want the "benefit" of parenthood within reason. Everyone is paying no need for "adverse selection."

Originally posted by The Omega
Today the Danish parliament passed a new law – legislation that not only allows lesbian couples and single women to be artificially inseminated. It’ll be done through the Danish Healthcare system, which means it will be done for free with semen from anonymous donors.

Wonderful news!

Originally posted by The Omega
1) Is it a RIGHT to have children? Why must the state PAY for single women and lesbian couples to have the insemination?

Well, does the state also pay for single women to have abortions?

Originally posted by The Omega
2) What about the right of the children to know who their father is?

Many single mums have no intention of telling their children who their father is...

Originally posted by The Omega
3) Should the Danish state also pay for surrogate mothers for gay couples and single men? If the law is passed to ensure all who WANTS kids CAN have them, then equality of gender suggests that gay couples and single men should have the same opportunities.

Not surrogates, but IVF, definately.

A right to have a child? It's a priviledge in every sense of the word.

Except if you a racist or homophobic, then you should be banned from having a child, IMO.

Babies aren't food stamps.

DK? doesn't that stand for Democratic Kampuchea? Pol Pot anyone?

Originally posted by PrincessMary
Except if you a racist or homophobic, then you should be banned from having a child, IMO.

Originally posted by Arachnoidfreak
Pretty soon lesbian couples will be artificially inseminated with genetically altered clones of both women. Men will be useless in the repreductive process and will only be used sate lesbian womens curiosities.

I can't wait.

They can already do it I think... They just have to take the DNA from one egg and stick it in the other egg. We're obsolete. 🙁

Originally posted by NineCoronas
As much as I would like too, let's follow your logic and ban people that want to circumsize their children from having kids. Let's ban Democrat's from having kids, and while we're at it, let's ban Jews from having children.

I didn't mean it like that, and I think you know it.

Originally posted by Capt_Fantastic
Babies aren't food stamps.

No, I think that’s part of my point, Capt. Or maybe a part of what’s troubling me…
Having children is just not like buying a new toy or designer item.

On the ONE hand I think, that since the Danish State pays for the treatment of straight childless couples, it should also pay for childless gay couples (If one assumes that whatever causes the childlessness is irrelevant). But then why does the new law only benefit WOMEN?
If a single MAN wants a child the Danish state will not help him, nor will it help male gay couples.
But then I have this OTHER hand, which solely deals with the childs need to know who its father is…
I am completely unable to make up my mind on what I think here…

Originally posted by Capt_Fantastic
Babies aren't food stamps.

They can become food though.....which you can get with food stamps....

Anyways, for the three points:

"1) Is it a RIGHT to have children? Why must the state PAY for single women and lesbian couples to have the insemination? "

No it isn't. They should be allowed to, but the tax payers shouldn't be forced to pay for it.

"2) What about the right of the children to know who their father is?"

I think a child doesn't have that right.

"3) Should the Danish state also pay for surrogate mothers for gay couples and single men? If the law is passed to ensure all who WANTS kids CAN have them, then equality of gender suggests that gay couples and single men should have the same opportunities."

Would be fair, wouldn't it, well I don't believe tax payers should be forced to pay for the luxury items (children) of anyone...so, no, but if, then yes....

"On the OTHER hand… Free treatment of childlessness has been given to straight couples for years in DK."

Still, why?

Originally posted by The Omega
Today the Danish parliament passed a new law – legislation that not only allows lesbian couples and single women to be artificially inseminated. It’ll be done through the Danish Healthcare system, which means it will be done for free with semen from anonymous donors.

I’m unsure what to think of this law…

1) Is it a RIGHT to have children? Why must the state PAY for single women and lesbian couples to have the insemination?

2) What about the right of the children to know who their father is?

3) Should the Danish state also pay for surrogate mothers for gay couples and single men? If the law is passed to ensure all who WANTS kids CAN have them, then equality of gender suggests that gay couples and single men should have the same opportunities.

On the OTHER hand… Free treatment of childlessness has been given to straight couples for years in DK.

Hurray for giving people equal rights!!

It's about damn time!! Women have finally found a way to be completely independent. It's only fair that lesbian couples get the same rights as heterosexual one's. I'm bi myself, and if I ever choose to be with a woman exclusively for the rest of my life, I definitely want to have the option to conceive or adopt, even though I'm too self absorbed to ever really choose the option anyway.

Originally posted by Biatch
Hurray for giving people equal rights!!

It's about damn time!! Women have finally found a way to be completely independent. It's only fair that lesbian couples get the same rights as heterosexual one's. I'm bi myself, and if I ever choose to be with a woman exclusively for the rest of my life, I definitely want to have the option to conceive or adopt, even though I'm too self absorbed to ever really choose the option anyway.

whob, you look really sad...doing this....its sad 🙁

Sad...but in a-so-pathetic-it's-funny way.

Originally posted by PVS
whob, you look really sad...doing this....its sad 🙁

Don't loose any sleep over it PVS...lol. I'm not sad one bit. I'm actually a bit happy, because I finally think that at least you are finally starting to see how ridiculous some of the stuff you all post sounds.

I hope you all think long and hard about some of the junk opinions you post on these boards. I guarantee you my friend, that the positions and paths that you all follow down, will lead to a rather morbid end.

Fin(er)

Originally posted by Darth Revan
They can already do it I think... They just have to take the DNA from one egg and stick it in the other egg. We're obsolete. 🙁

Well, yea, but it's illegal. lol that's why I said 'pretty soon'. We're not obsolete yet, there are plenty of curious lesbian couples out there. woot!

Originally posted by Thetruthhurts
Don't loose any sleep over it PVS...lol. I'm not sad one bit. I'm actually a bit happy, because I finally think that at least [b]you are finally starting to see how ridiculous some of the stuff you all post sounds.

I hope you all think long and hard about some of the junk opinions you post on these boards. I guarantee you my friend, that the positions and paths that you all follow down, will lead to a rather morbid end.

Fin(er) [/B]

Stop existing!

Since when did it become a NECCESSITY to have a child? Isn't it just a privilege? This is ridiculous, especially since this is gonna come out of the taxpayers wallets.