Victorian Parliament Debates IVF For Lesbians Next Week

Whilst there has been currently concerted lobbying efforts on the Abortion Bill to be debated next week in the Legislative Council – we need to remember the IVF Bill as well.
 
NEXT WEEK (7-9 October) the Victorian Legislative Assembly will be debating the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Bill 2008.

Urgent Action

If you live in Victoria , please contact your Member in the Legislative Assembly.

ASK them to vote AGAINST the Bill.

ASK them to ensure that ALL political parties give a conscience vote on this important moral issue.
 
Why should they vote against it?

Here are the three main things this Bill would allow – and some reasons why it is undesirable – please use your OWN words…
 
We are very concerned that this Bill would allow:
 
Single woman and lesbian couples to have children using IVF

• Scarce resources would be stretched further. Health costs already under pressure.
• Children need a mother and a father.
  Note the importance of marriage and family.
• Children brought up in same-sex relationships do suffer.
  Most studies are done by homosexual activists such as Charlotte Patterson.

Most studies are FLAWED in their methodology. For more information, check Prof Nock’s study and the paper by Lerner and Nagai  - both listed on our website page: “same-sex parenting”
 
Birth Certificate allowing a lesbian birth mother to be named as 'parent'

• The child's birth certificate should have the mother and father on the certificate.
• It is not biologically possible for the child to have two female parents - the law should NOT state this!
  

Surrogacy

We are concerned that this proposal would legalise surrogacy arrangements in Victoria .

Officially recognising such contracts will place great burdens on:

• the surrogate – they often regret the decision
• the child - divided
• children of the surrogate - the effect on her children when they see the baby ‘given away’.

Action - MP contact details

PLEASE write to your Legislative Assembly Member TODAY – don’t put it off.

Then write to your FIVE Legislative Council Members. [They won’t debate it next week – so you can write to them later if you need to!]  
Click here for contact details of your MPs – just type your address in the grey box and click ‘Search’.

The first MP listed is your Legislative Assembly MP, the next FIVE are your Legislative Council Members.