{"id":2250074,"date":"2024-05-22T04:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T08:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theres-nothing-pro-life-about-ted-cruz-and-katie-britts-ivf-bill\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T04:27:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T08:27:32","slug":"theres-nothing-pro-life-about-ted-cruz-and-katie-britts-ivf-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theres-nothing-pro-life-about-ted-cruz-and-katie-britts-ivf-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Cruz and Katie Britt&#8217;s IVF Bill Isn&#8217;t Pro-Life"},"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%2Ftheres-nothing-pro-life-about-ted-cruz-and-katie-britts-ivf-bill%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=2250074&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>Senators Ted Cruz and Katie Britt introduced the IVF Protection Act in response to Alabama&#8217;s landmark ruling on embryos as persons. Cruz and Britt aim to safeguard \u200clife and IVF simultaneously by addressing federal Medicaid funding for IVF. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-border-never-closes-hot-takes-deliver-cool-reception-of-bipartisan-senate-bill\/\" title=\"Mixed reactions to the bipartisan Senate bill as critics argue \"The Border Never Closes\">bill\u2064 sparks debate<\/a> on IVF ethics, safety, and financial implications, highlighting the complexities of reproductive technologies. Senators Ted Cruz and \u2064Katie Britt proposed the IVF Protection \u2063Act following Alabama&#8217;s\u2064 significant ruling \u2064regarding embryos\u200b as individuals. The act focuses on protecting both life and IVF concurrently by tackling \u200bfederal Medicaid \u2064funding\u200b for IVF. It has ignited discussions on IVF ethics,\u200c safety, and \u2063financial aspects, shedding light on the intricate nature of\u2064 reproductive technologies.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., filed the IVF Protection Act on Monday, a reactionary political move to Alabama\u2019s ruling earlier this year affirming basic biological and scientific reality that embryos are, in fact, persons. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/well-protect-both-life-and-ivf-81e2bf1f?mod=Searchresults_pos1&#038;page=1\">The Wall Street Journal,<\/a> Cruz and Britt claim they can protect both life and IVF through their legislation blackmailing states that prohibit IVF from receiving federal Medicaid funding. <\/p>\n<p>It seems Cruz is abandoning federalism, trying to save his seat by playing both sides, claiming to be a leading voice for life and a leading voice against Obamacare and federal health care mandates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruz.senate.gov\/about\/issues\/healthcare#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on his campaign website<\/a>. Cruz\u2019s Democrat opponent in this fall\u2019s Senate race, Colin Allred, is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-unorthodox-pro-life-bills-advancing-in-state-legislatures\/\" title=\"Five Unorthodox Pro-Life Bills Advancing In State Legislatures\">pro-abortion activist<\/a>, claiming Cruz is too extreme on abortion. It makes me wonder if the race is a little too tight for Cruz\u2019s comfort and he is pandering to the suburban mom for political points.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1440802317\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8282fcf906ec379b755af2e8fef29f1f fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8282fcf906ec379b755af2e8fef29f1f\"><\/div>\n<p>I was on the steps of the Supreme Court when <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> was finally thrown where it belongs: onto the ash heap of history. Reporters bombarded me with questions not so much about abortion but about all the other golden calves of the left: gay marriage, birth control, and, of course, IVF. This is all fearmongering, as no state has fully banned IVF to date.<\/p>\n<p>The case in Alabama exposed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ivf-in-alabama-the-real-story-negligence-clinics-life-embyros-6af683dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">procedural and safety negligence of one particular IVF facility<\/a>, not to mention a total disregard for the fragility of the lives they had in their care. Specifically, a random patient at that Alabama facility was close enough to the liquid nitrogen tank containing frozen embryos to destroy them. This is not only an abomination of safety standards but a blatant disregard for the preciousness of human life. Alabama IVF facilities didn\u2019t have to close down; they simply had to increase the care and protection of the embryos they handled. Any intentional damages to an embryo in Alabama now fall under Alabama\u2019s Wrongful Death of a Child Act, something no one should be against. <\/p>\n<p>We have to look at the simple facts. IVF involves the routine destruction of human life (embryos) under the guise of \u201cfertility treatments.\u201d IVF increases eugenic-like embryo-grading when IVF specialists screen the embryos for genetic disorders, handicaps, or even sex and then decide which embryos to discard. <\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the IVF industry probably isn\u2019t going anywhere, with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandviewresearch.com\/press-release\/global-ivf-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expected revenue of $37.4 billion by 2030<\/a>. I hope the well-being of children, not merely profit margins, is brought into the IVF conversation.\u00a0According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertilityiq.com\/fertilityiq\/ivf-in-vitro-fertilization\/costs-of-ivf\">FertilityIQ<\/a> data, the cost of a single cycle of IVF costs on average more than $20,000. The majority of IVF patients will fail on their first cycle and will continue treatment for a second, third, or fourth cycle. The average patient, according to FertilityIQ, undergoes two cycles, costing them $40,000 to $60,000.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-e04e35e0cb09d05b06cad059abd51360 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-e04e35e0cb09d05b06cad059abd51360\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2255107\/1-7-million-embryos-created-IVF-thrown-away-just-7-cent-lead-pregnancy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A report from the U.K.<\/a> found that for every woman who undergoes IVF, an average of 15 embryos are made, but only 7 percent of all created embryos result in a live birth. Keep in mind, other countries such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rki.de\/SharedDocs\/Gesetzestexte\/Embryonenschutzgesetz_englisch.pdf?__blob=publicationFile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Germany<\/a>, New Zealand, and France only allow fertility facilities to implant one to two embryos per cycle to limit the destruction of human embryos. Cruz and Britt\u2019s bill does not regulate or address the number of embryos created in the United States\u2019 IVF industry. <\/p>\n<p>Britt and Cruz joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/videos\/2024-05-20\/senators-katie-britt-and-ted-cruz-on-new-ivf-legislation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bloomberg News<\/a> to explain that their bill simply creates a federal right to have access to IVF. \u201cIVF is a miraculous medical technology, it enables millions of parents to have children, to be parents,\u201d Cruz raved. \u201cTwo percent of live births in America right now today come from IVF. It\u2019s incredible. \u2026 IVF is incredibly pro-family, that we should be standing and helping parents who want to raise kids.\u201d Because IVF has the potential to create new life, Britt and Cruz believe it is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcenany-rips-tapper-after-he-implies-shes-appealing-to-conspiracists\/\" title=\"McEnany Rips Tapper After He Implies She\u2019s Appealing To Conspiracists\">pro-life stance<\/a> to be pro-IVF. <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for most couples, Cruz and Britt\u2019s statement that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/well-protect-both-life-and-ivf-81e2bf1f?mod=Searchresults_pos1&#038;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IVF is profoundly pro-family<\/a>\u201d is simply not true. Many couples who have a genuine desire to create a family spend their life savings on fertility treatments that fail and destroy life in the process. It is time we are honest and shed light on the IVF industry\u2019s lack of regulation and safety standards, something Cruz and Britt\u2019s bill did not attempt to improve. <\/p>\n<p>Cruz\u2019s Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/videos\/2024-05-20\/senators-katie-britt-and-ted-cruz-on-new-ivf-legislation\">interview<\/a> went on to dismiss pro-lifers\u2019 concerns, as he pointed to polling that showed IVF is a 90\/10 issue. He shared that \u201cpeople of good faith and good morals disagree\u201d on abortion \u2026 but on IVF we oughta be able to unify everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-bc45ac377681395b3c4a75f6b4ee810b fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-bc45ac377681395b3c4a75f6b4ee810b\"><\/div>\n<p>Many conservatives grieve, rightfully so, over the atrocity of abortion when one embryo is destroyed, yet celebrate the \u201cmiracle of IVF\u201d that has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5306416\/\">destroyed over 85 percent<\/a> of the embryos it intentionally created. <\/p>\n<p>If Cruz and Britt wanted to make a positive ethical change to the IVF industry, I would love to see it. This bill merely gives more power to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a> to hold Medicaid funds hostage over a serious ethical issue. It is impossible to protect both life and IVF when IVF destroys more lives than it creates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ff0e803643c10cad93c8ea600ab5fd3d fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ff0e803643c10cad93c8ea600ab5fd3d\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., introduced the IVF Protection Act in response to Alabama&#8217;s affirmation of embryos as persons. In The Wall Street Journal, they assert their ability to safeguard life and IVF simultaneously<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1796,"featured_media":2250075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-21-at-3.08.50%E2%80%AFPM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2250074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-21-at-3.08.50%E2%80%AFPM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1796"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2250074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2250075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2250074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2250074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2250074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}