USA TODAY on Nostr: Southern Baptists condemn it, many states are debating it. The battle over IVF in ...
Southern Baptists condemn it, many states are debating it. The battle over IVF in 2024.
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Access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) could be at risk after the Supreme Court overturned the right to an abortion. IVF is the process of combining a sperm and egg in a laboratory and transferring them to a uterus. The fear of limited access to IVF was realized after a landmark case in which embryos were given the legal status of children. The Southern Baptists recently approved a resolution condemning IVF, calling on followers to only support reproductive methodologies that affirm the 'unconditional value and right to life of every human being, including those in an embryonic stage.' The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos could be legally treated as children, which led to concerns over fetal personhood arguments. Several states introduced bills seeking to ban abortion by establishing fetal personhood, but none passed. Ten states, including Alabama, introduced bills to protect IVF providers and patients. The battle over IVF access continues to be a contentious issue in 2024.
#Ivf #ReproductiveRights #Abortion #SouthernBaptists #Embryos #FetalPersonhood
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/06/13/ivf-banning-bills-response-2024/74082717007/
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Access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) could be at risk after the Supreme Court overturned the right to an abortion. IVF is the process of combining a sperm and egg in a laboratory and transferring them to a uterus. The fear of limited access to IVF was realized after a landmark case in which embryos were given the legal status of children. The Southern Baptists recently approved a resolution condemning IVF, calling on followers to only support reproductive methodologies that affirm the 'unconditional value and right to life of every human being, including those in an embryonic stage.' The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos could be legally treated as children, which led to concerns over fetal personhood arguments. Several states introduced bills seeking to ban abortion by establishing fetal personhood, but none passed. Ten states, including Alabama, introduced bills to protect IVF providers and patients. The battle over IVF access continues to be a contentious issue in 2024.
#Ivf #ReproductiveRights #Abortion #SouthernBaptists #Embryos #FetalPersonhood
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/06/13/ivf-banning-bills-response-2024/74082717007/