In Arizona, abortion politics are playing out on the Senate campaign trail
Absorbed embryos in Alabama are simply “covering their butts,” as Alabama lawmakers respond to the recent case for a new state abortion law
She spoke with All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro on Tuesday morning about her own experience with fertility treatments, her attempts to build bipartisan support for her bill, and why she thinks state Republican lawmakers in Alabama looking to pass legislation to protect IVF are just “covering their butts.”
Now, rather than leading or paving the way on abortion, Lake and other Republicans are scrambling to react to the latest fallout tied to the overturn of Roe – an Alabama court ruling that frozen embryos are considered children. The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a memo Friday warning candidates to “clearly and concisely reject” efforts to restrict in vitro fertilization, a treatment that some clinics in Alabama have paused in the wake of the state Supreme Court ruling.
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the embryo destruction could be a violation of the Wrongful Death Act. The state attorney general said in a statement that he does not intend to go after the providers of embryology in Alabama.
Tammy Duckworth: I’ve had infertility for about a decade after my service in Iraq. I was able to have two children with the help of IVF. But it took 10 years for Abigail to be born, and many, many cycles of fertility treatments to get to the point where I have these gorgeous girls.
Arizona, abortion politics are already playing out on the Senate campaign trail: Ribengallego kristin sinema
Lake’s statements on a variety of topics have been posted on social media.
There is a proposal to prohibit abortion in Arizona in order to save the life of a mother. “And I think we’re going to be paving the way and setting a course for other states to follow.”
In the Senate I will advocate for increased access to fertility treatment for women who are trying to get pregnant. IVF helps a lot of families experience the joy of parenthood.
The Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling was used by Republicans like Lake who claim to support reproductive freedoms. The actions of the Senate’s appointees to the Supreme Court, which voted to overturn abortion rights under Donald Trump, do not match the rhetoric of the time.
“When she says, ‘I’m not for this, I am for this now,’ how can you choose someone who only months ago was saying it’s okay to arrest providers of abortion care?” “Are you sure?” asked Gallego.
Lake can not be reached for comment on her position on abortion. She made no mention of the issue during a weekend speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.
Source: In Arizona, abortion politics are already playing out on the Senate campaign trail
Reproductive Freedom for All: Kicking Abortion in Arizona on the Camp Trail with Rep. Kirsten Sinema and Democrat-turned-Independent Sen. Ruben and Joe
“This is important,” said Mini Timmaraju, president of Reproductive Freedom for All. The tip of the spear will be reproductive freedom and abortion access.
On the campaign trail with Gallego, Timmaraju said candidates are seizing on abortion as an opportunity to be proactive on the issue, rather than simply oppose abortion bans.
Despite the organization backing Democrat-turned-independent Senator Krysten Sinema, reproductive freedom for all endorsed him despite his stance regarding the Senate’s filibuster to codify abortion.
“If you had Ruben and Joe at the top of the ticket nationally it would be perfect,” Timmaraju said.
Timmaraju is also banking on a groundswell of support from an expected ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in Arizona’s constitution. At this point, it’s worked well for the Gallego campaign because some of his volunteers are gathering signatures to get the abortion measure on the ballot.
Maryse attended a campaign event with Reproductive Freedom for All and gathered signatures for Gallego. She knows that the warnings of the end of federal protections have come to fruition, which is why she’s supporting him.
“Well, I’m still learning about that,” Waldron said. I will have to read the whole thing, but I’m in full agreement with it.
Source: In Arizona, abortion politics are already playing out on the Senate campaign trail
Timmaraju: “It’s hard work, but I’m excited to see it come to a vote” and “we’re going to fight”
“The hard work is in tying it all together, and making sure folks don’t get zoned out from the flood of information that’s about to hit a state like Arizona in a presidential contest,” she said.
But Timmaraju said she’s encouraged, as are Democrats nationally, that every time abortion has been on the ballot, voters have consistently voted to protect abortion rights.
Arizona Republicankari Lake said she thinks Alabama lawmakers “covering their butts” by considering a bill to protect in vitro fertilization (IVF) after the Alabama court ruled that frozen embryos are children. The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a memo warning candidates to “clearly and reject” efforts to enshrine in vitro fertilization, a treatment that some clinics have paused in the wake of the ruling.