"A conservative lawmaker is again drawing criticism for a bill he says is about gay rights but some of his colleagues say is about political posturing, " writes Mark Peters of the Portland Press Herald.
"State Rep. Brian Duprey, R-Hampden, wants the Legislature to forbid a woman from ending a pregnancy based on the projected sexual orientation of a fetus. He said the bill looks into the future in case scientists find what he described as a ‘homosexual gene.’”
Pul-leeze!
This is just more shameless Republican gay-baiting. Representative Duprey, who explained his bill on the Rush Limbaugh Show, is hoping to drive a wedge between liberals who identify primarily as pro-choice and those who identify primarily as pro-gay rights. (more…)