Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) has hung posters outside his office in opposition to in vitro fertilization (IVF), his latest public statement against the procedure most Republicans have rushed to express their support for. “If you believe that life begins at conception as I do, there is no difference between an abortion and the destruction of an IVF embryo,” … Read more
WASHINGTON — All 49 Senate Republicans signed a statement on Thursday vowing to “strongly support continued nationwide access to” in vitro fertilization, saying the procedure has “allowed millions of aspiring parents to start and grow their families.” At the same time, Republicans filibustered legislation in the Senate that would enshrine into federal law a right … Read more
(NewsNation) — The same day Senate Republicans blocked legislation codifying in vitro fertilization access, a Gallup poll revealed 82% of Americans believe IVF is “morally acceptable.” That belief is held across political lines, but a divide appears when religion and the destruction of frozen embryos are brought into the mix. Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern … Read more
Legislation to establish a national right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) was blocked by Senate Republicans on Thursday, amid a push by Democrats to put the GOP on defense over reproductive rights ahead of the November elections. The bill needed 60 votes in order to move forward, meaning nine Republicans would have needed to break … Read more
Southern Baptists largest U.S. Protestant denomination Members urged to only support technologies affirming right to life Ethicist: We’re ‘not basing ethics on politics’ Updated: Jun 13, 2024 / 10:56 PM CDT (NewsNation) — Jason Thacker, a Southern Baptist ethicist who advised the organization’s resolutions committee, says that opposing the use of in vitro fertilization is … Read more
Amanda Zurawski made national news because she experienced every pregnant person’s nightmare. In 2022, the Texas native was told her pregnancy was nonviable at 17 weeks. But because her fetus still had cardiac activity, doctors refused to provide an abortion, fearing criminal and civil punishment under the state’s near-total abortion ban. After days of waiting … Read more
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Katie Britt (Ala.) on Monday introduced legislation to protect in vitro fertilization, months after a controversial Alabama Supreme Court ruling that led providers to halt the fertility procedure. The IVF Protection Act seeks to protect IVF nationwide by barring states from receiving Medicaid funding if they implement a ban … Read more
A Missouri Democrat is launching a TV ad targeting Sen. Josh Hawley and Republicans over IVF access, previewing what’s likely to become a predominant election-year attack from the left, even in red states. Democrat Lucas Kunce, who hopes to take Hawley’s Senate seat in November, is launching a five-figure ad buy beginning Monday with a … Read more
A large majority of House Republicans released a budget proposal on Wednesday endorsing legislation that would threaten to make in vitro fertilization illegal nationwide. The move is a stunning turnabout after most of the party spent weeks voicing support for IVF following a controversial Alabama Supreme Court ruling that led providers in the state to … Read more
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. VA. — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) answer started simply enough. Asked at an annual party retreat if Congress needed to “put its mark” on the debate over reproductive rights in light of the recent Alabama judicial decision equating destroyed frozen embryos with wrongful deaths, Johnson said the states, rather than … Read more
