senate republican blocked On Wednesday, a Democratic-led bill was swiftly passed that would introduce federal protections for all “assisted reproductive technologies,” not just in vitro fertilization (IVF). defined By the federal government.
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) joined Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) in an effort to pass the bill unanimously. He opposed it, which would have speeded the passage of the bill. Democrats reintroduced a bill called the Access to Family Building Act, or S.3612, in response to the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that frozen embryos are considered fetuses under state law.
At least three clinics in Alabama paused The state Supreme Court has ruled that anyone who destroys frozen embryos could be held liable under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, a law that has historically applied to unborn children and unborn children. Since the court’s decision, we have been proposing in vitro fertilization.
“The bill we have before us today is a poison pill that goes far beyond ensuring legal access to IVF,” Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) said on the Senate floor. “This bill misses the mark,” she said, adding that she supports in vitro fertilization.
Following the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth seek unanimous consent to pass legislation to protect access to IVF nationwide. (Democrat, Illinois).
Hyde-Smith previously blocked the bill in 2022. pic.twitter.com/AplwTp5NaR
— The Recount (@therecount) February 28, 2024
Duckworth, who had two children through in vitro fertilization, pushed the vote to effectively support Senate Republicans to see if Democrats and President Joe Biden would support his bill. use The decision was made as part of a pro-abortion and reproductive health campaign. Although many Republicans claim to believe that life begins at conception; advised Uncritically supporting IVF without seeming “extreme” despite the moral and ethical difficulties surrounding the process. Discard, experiment, long term storage, eugenic style embryo selection and even selective After that, I had an abortion.
“This is really about criticizing my Republican colleagues,” Duckworth said. Said. “If this is urgent and you’re serious about this, as you’ve said over the last 72 hours since the Alabama Supreme Court decision, then I don’t object. Please, please pass this bill.”
Related article: Alabama lawmakers rush to defend IVF after state Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are fetuses The kidsn
BREAKING NEWS: Days after continuing to publicly advocate for IVF following the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision, Senate Republicans have just blocked my bill to protect access to IVF nationwide.
— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) February 28, 2024
Conservative and pro-life groups say the bill goes far beyond protecting IVF and blocks the possibility of meaningful regulation of the U.S. fertility industry. It sounded the alarm.
“Rather than demonstrating compassion, S.3612 would codify a near-absolute right to create children in the laboratory, ignoring the rights of children and the responsibilities of both parents and the child-producing industry.” said Kenna Gonzalez of the Family Research Council. Senior Director of Government Affairs; Said to washington stand. “If doing so would increase the cost of IVF, states would be unable to effectively regulate the industry. And it would further separate parents from their filial duties to their unborn children.” .”
It’s simple, @Sendakworth. No one follows the IVF industry. Your bill is simply an attempt to legalize human cloning, animal-human hybrids, the buying and selling of human embryos, etc.
If you want to protect IVF, put in place some much-needed common sense regulations… https://t.co/ZcuStrYZpm— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) February 28, 2024
“This bill would provide an exemption from the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) that would allow the IVF industry to provide a Or they simply pay for, insure, and underwrite artificial reproductive technologies that they oppose on moral grounds,” Gonzalez continued.
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, a leading pro-life organization, warned that the bill could make a dystopian nightmare come true.
“This bill is not just about the right to fertility treatment,” the group said in an emailed statement. “This is a broad, anything-goes bill that even codifies the rights to human cloning and the genetic manipulation of human embryos. Additionally, this law would override the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, so people could destroy embryos.” may be forced to participate.”
first bill introduced introduced In 2022, and again last month, the federal government will protect all “assisted reproductive technologies” as follows: defined By the federal government.
The bill also allows health care providers to provide assisted reproductive technology services without “limitations or requirements that are unduly burdensome, unreasonably restrict access, or materially improve the health or safety of such services.” “We will provide it to patients and allow them to receive it.” into the text.
The bill also supersedes all other laws on the subject, including state laws and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, and would authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to bring civil actions against governments and individuals who violate the law. and will be given to the Attorney General. is stated in the text.
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her at @thekat_Hamilton.
