Love v. Beshear (KY Marriage case in district court) Plaintiffs Reply in support of Summary Judgment in which they blast the procreation argument the KY Gov makes While the proffered justification carefully avoids many constitutional landmines (tradition, religion, moral condemnation), it does so at the expense of one of our most distinguishing human traits: rationality. Defendant’s reliance on the benevolent programs in France and Japan invites a look at the less benign consequences of a state’s interest in procreation. Procreation was of great concern when China implemented its one-child policy. Fascist interests in procreation resulted in its infamous eugenics programs in the first half of the twentieth century. Tribal governments throughout North and West Africa use their interest in procreation to perpetuate forced marriages of young girls. The notion that the State has an interest in procreation is repulsive to the autonomy embodied in our Constitution.
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 20:34:23 +0000
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