Southern Baptists and GOP push to ban IVF: Mapping who gets hurt
GOP Will Ban IVF if Trump Wins After Southern Baptists Condemnation
“The move may signal the beginning of a broad turn on the right against IVF, an issue that many evangelicals, anti-abortion advocates and other social conservatives see as the ‘pro-life’ movement’s next frontier — one they hope will eventually lead to restrictions, or outright bans, on IVF at the state and federal levels,” — Politico / New Civil Rights Movement
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are “unborn children.” This Congress, 125 House Republicans — including Speaker Mike Johnson — have cosponsored the “Life at Conception Act,” which states that the term “human being” includes “all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual member of the human species comes into being.” — Business Insider
Abortions are banned. IVF gets banned. What’s next? Turning women into Handmaids? Meet the 125 MAGA Republican and 19 MAGA Senators who voted for Life At Inception with this StoryMap.
Republicans push IVF ban
Fears of criminalization
“Fallout has been swift after the Alabama Supreme Court declared that frozen embryos are considered children under wrongful death statutes in a chilling ruling. At least three fertility clinics have paused IVF in the state citing fears of criminalization if they follow the standard of care for IVF, which involves storing and sometimes discarding unused embryos.
Bill would also ban all abortions nationwide
The Alabama ruling gives fertilized eggs legal protection and—wouldn’t you know it—more than 100 sitting members of Congress want to do the same thing nationwide with a fetal personhood bill. In January 2023, House Republicans introduced H.R. 431, the Life at Conception Act, and the bill text says it would “implement equal protection for the right to life of each born and preborn human person,” defining “person” as “each and every member of the species homo sapiens at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization.” There’s no carveout for IVF and the bill would also ban all abortions nationwide.” — Jezebel
TakeAway: Elections have consequences. Abortions are banned. IVF gets banned. What’s next? Turning women into Handmaids?
Vote for President Biden and Democrats to protect your freedom to choose when and with whom to have a family.
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