Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., filed the IVF Protection Act on Monday, a reactionary political move to Alabama’s ruling earlier this year affirming basic biological and scientific reality that embryos are, in fact, persons. In The Wall Street Journal, Cruz and Britt claim they can protect both life and IVF through their legislation blackmailing states that prohibit IVF from receiving federal Medicaid funding.
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 on his campaign website. Cruz’s Democrat opponent in this fall’s Senate race, Colin Allred, is a pro-abortion activist, claiming Cruz is too extreme on abortion. It makes me wonder if the race is a little too tight for Cruz’s comfort and he is pandering to the suburban mom for political points.
I was on the steps of the Supreme Court when Roe v. Wade 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.
The case in Alabama exposed the procedural and safety negligence of one particular IVF facility, not to mention a total disregard for the fragility of the lives they had in their care.
