“Now the Biden-Harris administration wants to take that support away and push them toward one option as the cure-all — abortion on demand at any time for any reason, even brutal late-term abortions when babies feel pain,” Dannenfelser added.
Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services has proposed a new rule that would prevent pregnancy resource centers from accessing funds through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
Chelsey Youman, the national legislative adviser for the pro-life Human Coalition Action, accused Biden and congressional Democrats of “hijacking what should be a moment of national unity to promote the mass death of children in the womb.”
“The plight of vulnerable women seeking abortion should be off limits for politicization, yet President Biden wants to use the killing of an innocent child with disabilities to boost his chances of reelection,” Youman said.
“This is horrifying. Women like Kate Cox need and deserve care and support — not to be used as props for the abortion industry.”
Biden and Republicans embrace IVF
Notably, both Biden and Republicans on Thursday espoused support for the medical practice of in vitro fertilization (IVF) — the president through his address and the Republican Party in its response.
The president pointed to another guest, Latorya Beasley, who had one child through IVF and had intended to have a second child through IVF. Her plan to undergo the procedure the second time was delayed after numerous IVF clinics paused the procedure following the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that human embryos are covered under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act.
“What her family has gone through should never have happened,” Biden said. “Unless Congress acts, it could happen again. So tonight, let’s stand up for families like hers. To my friends across the aisle, don’t keep this waiting any longer. Guarantee the right to IVF. Guarantee it nationwide.”
Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, in the Republican response to the address, nearly mirrored the president’s message on IVF.
“We want families to grow,” Britt said. “It’s why we strongly support continued nationwide access to in vitro fertilization. We want to help loving moms and dads bring precious life into this world.”
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill on Thursday that provides IVF clinics with immunity from criminal or civil action when damaging or destroying embryonic human life, effectively bypassing the state supreme court’s ruling last month.
IVF is a fertility treatment opposed by the Catholic Church because it separates the marriage act from procreation and destroys embryonic human life. Through IVF, doctors fuse sperm and eggs to create human embryos. While some are implanted and ultimately born, most are either destroyed or frozen indefinitely. Millions of preborn children have been killed or indefinitely frozen through IVF since the 1980s.
Acknowledging the advances in science available today to those seeking help having children, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops warns Catholics on its website of the ethical issues involved.
“The many techniques now used to overcome infertility also have profound moral implications, and couples should be aware of these before making decisions about their use,” the guidance reads.
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