Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) gave an apparent surprise to CNN anchor Caitlan Collins on Tuesday when she refused to answer basic questions about in vitro fertilization.
On Monday, Whitmer signed The Michigan Family Protection Act is enacted. The package of nine bills would, among other things, decriminalize paid surrogacy and strengthen legal protections for in vitro fertilization. While discussing the new law on CNN, Whitmer cited an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that says embryos created during in vitro fertilization are human lives.
Mr. Collins then asked Ms. Whitmer her position on the ruling.
“You have not stated whether you agree that frozen embryos are considered human beings. What is your position on that?” the CNN anchor asked.
“You know what? Who cares what my position is, Caitlan?” was Whitmer’s first response.
In response, Collins expressed surprise and confusion that Whitmer refused to answer the layup question.
“What matters is that parents and doctors agree on what is right for them and how they define it. Opinions matter only to those people, not judges, politicians, or anyone else. Not even the governor of the state,” Whitmer said. He continued. “That’s the fundamental question: Are we going to give Americans the power to make their own health care decisions?”
Fortunately, Collins disputed Whitmer’s decision to dodge the question.
“But you have been on the front lines on this issue,” she said. “I think people care what you think of it.”
Still, instead of answering Collins’ question, Whitmer responded, “Yes, but I’m not a doctor.”
The fact that Whitmer is an abortion supporter, or advocate of “reproductive rights,” further confuses her decision not to answer Collins’ questions.
Instead of showing virtue, why not just state your position on the verdict?
Indeed, it appears that important ethical issues are at stake, and that leaders, especially those who make laws, need to grapple with the question of what to do with “unused” embryos.
A typical IVF process creates more embryos than are actually implanted into a woman’s uterus. “Unused” embryos are It can be donated to other couples, donated to scientific research, or destroyed.
But the fact remains. Eventually something must happen to those embryos, and our society must deal with the ethical implications of that, especially if we believe that life begins at fertilization.
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