{"id":2212096,"date":"2024-04-03T10:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-pro-life-movement-can-positively-influence-laws-surrounding-fertility-treatments\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T10:04:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:04:35","slug":"how-the-pro-life-movement-can-positively-influence-laws-surrounding-fertility-treatments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-pro-life-movement-can-positively-influence-laws-surrounding-fertility-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact of the Pro-Life Movement on Fertility Treatment Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-the-pro-life-movement-can-positively-influence-laws-surrounding-fertility-treatments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2212096&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses how the pro-life movement\u2062 influences laws regarding\u2063 fetal rights and fertility treatments. States are working on legislation recognizing fetuses as humans\u2064 with rights. The\u2063 impact on in vitro fertilization\u2062 is\u200c a key area of debate.\u200b Pro-life advocates support IVF as a means\u200c to start families, emphasizing ethical practices within fertility\u2062 treatments amid changing laws. The article\u200c delves into \u200bthe intersection of\u2064 the pro-life movement, fetal rights laws, and fertility treatments.\u2062 States are actively shaping legislation that acknowledges fetal rights. The\u2064 implications on in vitro \u200dfertilization are under scrutiny, with\u200d pro-life supporters championing IVF for\u200b family-building \u2062while prioritizing \u200bethical standards amidst \u2062evolving\u2063 legal landscapes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pro-life activists have long believed that fetuses are deserving of human rights because of the scientific belief that human life begins at conception. Contrary to what some may think, this goal is not out of reach. States are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/personhood-bills-ivf-restrictions-alabama-rcna140228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">working<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  to enshrine fetal rights into law, recognizing fetuses as human beings who should be given the same rights as people who have already been born. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As of March 15, 23 pieces of legislation had been introduced in 13 states that would create fetal personhood and outlaw abortion, according <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to the pro-abortion <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guttmacher.org\/state-legislation-tracker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guttmacher<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  Institute. With fetal personhood as the end goal for many in the pro-life movement, how these laws would impact the fertility treatment of in vitro fertilization (IVF) is now a main point of discussion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A recent decision by the Alabama Supreme Court essentially <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/publicportal-api.alappeals.gov\/courts\/68f021c4-6a44-4735-9a76-5360b2e8af13\/cms\/case\/343D203A-B13D-463A-8176-C46E3AE4F695\/docketentrydocuments\/E3D95592-3CBE-4384-AFA6-063D4595AA1D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">states<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  that embryos must be considered children under the letter of the law. It ruled that embryos fall under the state\u2019s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, which creates a way for parents to receive punitive damages over the death of a child. It found that embryos qualify as \u201cunborn children\u201d and stated that the Act \u201capplies to all unborn children, regardless of their location.\u201d The decision called into question whether or not the IVF industry will be able to continue its treatments under pro-life legislation. The pro-life movement and the practice of IVF can co-exist, but their bond would be stronger if the procedures surrounding IVF were altered because of new laws protecting unborn life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although fetal rights will inevitably have a major impact on the IVF industry, this does not mean that supporters of IVF should shy away from such rights being enshrined into law. Many pro-life advocates, as well as conservative Christians, view IVF as an essential means to starting a family. A Facebook group <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/groups\/?q=christian%20ivf%20support&#038;sde=Abo6mQGTwumSH8ghiQqAvvjPX7NFviMO4wSBhxr6grIQwUayjg5k0ye5FNdIS2HCiLkkJOB-TfP5YV29lVJ9zt3H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">called<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u201cChristian IVF Support\u201d has 2,000 members and conservative women have begun to speak out in favor of IVF practices. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hannah Nelson, a Christian mother who received IVF treatment in order to give birth to her son, responded to a post by conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey in late February. \u201cThere is an ethical and Christian way to do IVF,\u201d she wrote, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2024\/03\/01\/ivf-embryos-alabama-ruling-conservative-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">according<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  to The Washington Post. \u201cI am curious why you\u2019re against that means of creating a family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, told me about natural cycle IVF, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shadygrovefertility.com\/article\/stimulated-ivf-vs-natural-cycle-ivf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">process<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lomalindafertility.com\/is-natural-cycle-ivf-your-best-option\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">takes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  one egg at a time from a woman during her menstrual cycle. The egg is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohioreproductivemedicine.com\/2018\/02\/21\/natural-ivf-and-mini-ivf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fertilized<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  outside of the body, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/health\/did-i-need-to-make-extra-embryos-to-have-a-baby-a6b0c584?st=l0ewceljhfags4n&#038;reflink=article_imessage_share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">transferred<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  back into the woman, similar to traditional IVF, but without the use of drugs or multiple embryos. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere is natural cycle IVF which I believe only extracts a limited number of eggs and implants every embryo into the mother,\u201d Hawkins explained over text. \u201cI think many who are pro-life would be okay with [natural cycle IVF] as you aren\u2019t \u2018screening out\u2019 humans or freezing them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is also the process of \u201cMinimal Stimulation IVF,\u201d or \u201cMini IVF,\u201d which <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fertilitynj.com\/ivf\/mini-ivf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">incorporates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  less medication to produce fewer eggs, resulting in fewer embryos. This could be another option for people who have concerns over the vast number of unused embryos that are frozen through the traditional IVF process, possibly to never be implanted and given a chance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Without <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregreview.org\/2022\/08\/13\/saturday-seminar-the-regulation-of-assisted-reproduction\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cohesive<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregreview.org\/2021\/08\/10\/verniero-wild-west-fertility-clinics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">regulation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the IVF industry as a business is not pro-life. One doesn\u2019t have to look far to find pro-life parents who have gone through the IVF process and were forced to seek alternative clinics or received pushback when they wanted to implant all of their embryos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The IVF industry does not promote pro-life practices in part due to clinics\u2019 desires to have high success rates and make money. The procedure of in-vitro fertilization, however, can be completed in a way that gives value to the lives of unborn children. Laws that protect the unborn at all stages of life \u2014 whether in utero or prior to being implanted \u2014 will change the IVF industry for the better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legislators in the United States need only glance across the pond for a model on how to better protect human life created through fertility treatments. European countries have stricter laws on IVF and other fertility procedures. According to fertility treatment <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/regulations-legislation-assisted-reproduction-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  IVI, as of January 2022, 20 of the states in the European Union <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/regulations-legislation-assisted-reproduction-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">permit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  donation of sperm and only 17 allow egg donation. The process of freezing one\u2019s eggs or sperm is allowed in all countries in Europe if it is done because of medical reasons that could negatively impact a person\u2019s ability to have children. In many other countries, however, it is not allowed for social reasons. The only states that permit \u201cfertility preservation\u201d for social purposes include Germany, Spain, Switzerland, as well as the United Kingdom. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even the United Kingdom, which <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertilityclinicsabroad.com\/ivf-abroad\/ivf-united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">allows<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  access to IVF, has restrictions. The law does <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/health\/5360625\/danielle-lloyd-gender-selection-legal-uk-early-foetus-identification\/#:~:text=The%20only%20way%20you%20can,a%20technique%20which%20does%20this.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">not<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  permit parents to pick which embryo they would prefer based on the child\u2019s sex unless it is for a medical reason. In the United States, this is widely <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/08\/04\/fertility-clinics-advertise-gender-selection-ethical-wuandary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">accepted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, even though several states ban sex selection for abortion, even when some of them <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abortionfinder.org\/abortion-guides-by-state\/abortion-in-kansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">allow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abortionfinder.org\/abortion-guides-by-state\/abortion-in-north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">procedure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. According to the Guttmacher Institute, as of August 2023, eleven states <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guttmacher.org\/state-policy\/explore\/abortion-bans-cases-sex-or-race-selection-or-genetic-anomaly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">prohibit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  abortion because of the sex of the baby.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No one conceived through fertility treatments \u2014 or parents who utilized these procedures \u2014 should be judged or ostracized. As Kristan Hawkins pointed out in our conversation, \u201cthose who were conceived via IVF are valuable persons who we are glad are here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The pro-life movement does not need to exist apart from IVF, but it can and should positively influence laws surrounding fertility treatments so that humans at all stages of life are given the rights they deserve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-life advocates assert fetal rights based on the belief that human life starts at conception. 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