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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So the R lawmakers are trying to save the situation by passing another law that excludes frozen embryos. Seems to me that they are playing God here, deciding which embryo is a "baby" and which is not.

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/22/1233270447/alabama-lawmakers-move-to-protect-ivf-treatment

[quote]Melson, who chairs the Senate's Health Care Committee, said Thursday that he is planning to introduce legislation that would clarify that[b] embryos are not viable unless they are implanted in a uterus[/b].[/quote]

This is a slippery slope.  When is a fetus "viable"?  A fetus with a genetic defect that cannot survive much after being born is not "viable".  So, shouldn't the woman be able to abort such a fetus?

Too much gray area. That's the problem with these kinds of laws, and why politicians should stay away from defining medical terms and treatment.

Stupid a$$ Rs.[/quote]

The plaintiffs in the case anticipated this, because their second argument for having their frozen embryos being recognized as life and people was Equal Protection Clause under the 14th amendment. Equal protection for ALL embryos, no exceptions, no distinctions. The court did not decide on this issue but now the Pandora’s box for that argument has been opened. If the original plaintiffs don’t continue to support this argument I suspect someone else will sue under it. [/quote]

The belief that life begins at fertilization is religious in nature and has no business being national policy in the USA.[/quote]

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