Just like that, IVF is now effectively illegal in the state of Alabama.
Why?
Because the Alabama Supreme Court ruled 8-1 legally, fertilized eggs are children.
For context, a couple undergoing IVF treatment in the state learned three of their unused embryos were destroyed by mistake. They sued and their case was elevated to the Alabama Supreme Court which ruled Wednesday morning 8-1 frozen embryos are children and are entitled to the same legal protections as live children.
As a reminder, Alabama also outlawed abortion after Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. That fact was used to decide this case at the state level. It’s obvious the Dominionists in the Alabama Supreme Court is daring the defendant–an IVF company–to appeal to the SJC knowing they have a 6-3 super majority there.
As many have pointed out online, this ruling is a giant middle finger to who knows how many people in Alabama who were spending thousands of dollars out of pocket on IVF treatment that insurance doesn’t cover to now find out it was a wasted effort if they don’t go out of state. Oh and this outcome was 100% intentional.
Dominonists and Christian Nationalists hate IVF not because as they claim scientists are “playing God” but because in truth, they want to be able to control women’s bodies. The judge who read the ruling cited his religious beliefs as the basis for his decision. We may be in the final year of the American Democracy and that’s becoming more obvious now.
The Dominionists are aggressively working to install their people in the FDA and pharaceutical companies for the sole purpose of banning drugs used for abortion as well as ban contraceptives of all kinds. Yes, really. They’re not hiding their intentions either.
As of now, any state with abortion outlawed could end up like Alabama with IVF services ending without warning or noticed. If you or your partner is currently undergoing IVF treatment in a state with Abortion outlawed, you might want to consider at least temporarily moving to another state for the time being. Either that or give up on having a baby.
Oh and don’t waste time or money looking for a surrogate in a state that has abortion outlawed either since Dominionists want to get rid of that too. They don’t like Gestational Surrogacy in general because they consider it–even when it’s family helping family–to be human trafficking as well as “playing God” because of the IVF components involved. So, your only options would then be to give up on having a baby…or temporarily move to another state.
Pick one.
Women’s Reproductive Rights are under attack by Christian Fundamentalists who are playing for keeps. They won’t stop until America is a Christianized version of Iran and the Taliban-run Afghanistan. Google Project 2025 and see for yourself.
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From Dave Barnhart, a traditional Christian pastor –
“The Unborn are a convenient group of people to advocate for. They never make demands of you; they are morally uncomplicated, unlike the incarcerated, addicted, or the chronically poor; they don’t resent your condescension or complain that you are not politically correct; unlike widows, they don’t ask you to question patriarchy; unlike orphans, they don’t need money, education, or childcare; unlike aliens, they don’t bring all that racial, cultural, and religious baggage that you dislike; they allow you to feel good about yourself without any work at creating or maintaining relationships; and when they are born, you can forget about them, because they cease to be unborn. It’s almost as if, by being born, they have died to you. You can love the unborn and advocate for them without substantially challenging your own wealth, power, or privilege, without re-imagining social structures, apologizing, or making reparations to anyone. They are, in short, the perfect people to love if you want to claim you love Jesus but actually dislike people who breathe. Prisoners? Immigrants? The sick? The poor? Widows? Orphans? All the groups that are specifically mentioned in the Bible? They all get thrown under the bus for the unborn.”
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I’m familiar with that quote. It’s interesting to note the Bible makes it clear life begins at birth, not conception. The problem is the majority of protestant faith leaders (as well as the Roman Catholic Church) have taken it upon themselves to ironically “play God” and reinterpret that. The Roman Catholic Church used the examples of Jesus’ cousin John The Baptist moving within his mother’s womb at the sound of Mary’s voice and the Angel that gives Samson’s mother prenatal direction to justify building an anti-abortion political position. It wasn’t until about 50 years ago that Protestant leaders in North America adopted that for political influence. Frank Schaeffer and his father Francis Schaeffer are the ones who pushed for Protestant leaders to adopt it for political gain. Frank has been working over the last 25 years to try to undo the damage he and his father caused.
We are seeing the natural result of what happens when Religious Fundamentalist groups work to seize political control of the establishment. The difference is it’s happening in America now. The irony is corporate media is suddenly not willing to talk about it. That’s no oversight or coincidence either. The Fourth Estate has fallen like I said in the previous blog post. Mainstream Media cannot and should not be relied upon to inform people truthfully and accurately on what’s going on in plain sight. They only report on what they want you to know. People need to keep that in mind moving forward.
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