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English: Injecting sperm into a human egg. Date 14 July 2016. Source https://pixabay.com/en/ivf-fertility-infertility-icsi-1514174/ archive copy at the Wayback Machine. Author Dr Elena Kontogianni. This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
By Sarah Stula, First Things, April 4, 2024
Sarah Stula is an attorney in Kansas City. Views expressed are her own.
In February, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that human embryos stored in an IVF clinic are unborn children for the purposes of the state’s wrongful death statute. The left reacted with panic, claiming that the right isn’t just coming for abortions, but coming for IVF, too. For the left, adding IVF to the reproductive rights menu is a strategic way to reach suburban women in an election year. Characterize the ruling as a war on women, and you’re sure to make waves.
What’s more surprising is that many pro-life politicians and evangelical Christian mothers have also opposed the ruling outright or vowed to support IVF. It seems that for many, pro-life means pro-IVF, without qualification.
In a memo obtained by Axios, the National Republican Senatorial Committee urged candidates to “clearly and concisely reject efforts by the government to restrict IVF.” Senators are falling in line, fearing the IVF issue will hurt Republicans this fall. …
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