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Almost all Republicans claim to be “pro-life,” with many saying that life begins at conception. The difficulty of squaring that view with IVF was on display this week.
Like many Republicans, the former president's words of support don’t align with his past actions on in vitro fertilization.
Yvette Herrell’s campaign is another example of how abortion politics has changed since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
"I mean, I believe in the sanctity of life," said the GOP House speaker, who maintains he supports IVF but also believes life begins at conception.
The law protects in vitro fertilization providers from possible lawsuits and criminal prosecution.
The state's high court categorized frozen embryos as "children" in an opinion laden with religious verbiage earlier this month.
The GOP leader’s evasiveness on the question reflects the glaring contradiction in his party’s stance on IVF and abortion.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) had introduced a bill last month that would establish a federal right to IVF and other fertility treatments.
“Science should move us forward, not backward,” Elizabeth Carr wrote in an impassioned essay.
A new Democratic effort to pass legislation protecting access to in vitro fertilization, which is broadly popular, has put Republicans in a bind.