Posted on 02/23/2024 12:27:56 PM PST by Miami Rebel
Donald Trump denounced the Alabama Supreme Court for making it “harder” for American families to have children.
The former president took to Truth Social to voice his opposition to the recent ruling that frozen embryos should be considered “children.” He called on Alabama’s state legislature to “find an immediate solution to preserve the availability of IVF in Alabama.” He wrote:
Under my leadership, the Republican Party will always support the creation of strong, thriving, healthy American families. We want to make it easier for mothers and fathers to have babies, not harder! That includes supporting the availability of fertility treatments like IVF in every State in America. Like the OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of Americans, including the VAST MAJORITY of Republicans, Conservatives, Christians, and Pro-Life Americans, I strongly support the availability of IVF for couples who are trying to have a precious baby. Today, I am calling on the Alabama Legislature to act quickly to find an immediate solution to preserve the availability of IVF in Alabama. The Republican Party should always be on the side of the Miracle of Life – and the side of Mothers, Fathers, and their Beautiful Babies. IVF is an important part of that, and our Great Republican Party will always be with you, in your quest, for the ULTIMATE JOY IN LIFE!
Alabama’s Chief Justice Tom Parker invoked God and the Book of Genesis to justify the decision, writing, “Human life cannot be wrongfully destroyed without incurring the wrath of a holy God.”
Parker continued, “Even before birth, all human beings have the image of God, and their lives cannot be destroyed without effacing his glory.”
Trump has long courted the evangelical vote, winning that demographic by 60 points in 2016 and nearly 70 points four years later, according to the Pew Research Center.
Other Republicans have also spoken out against the decision. Hardline Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said this week:
"Something is totally wrong. People who want to have a family should have the government and the law on their side. And the notion that discarded embryos in an IVF somehow turn these people who want children and want families and want the American dream into criminals is really wrong."
Trump has staunchly supported the evangelical opposition to abortion rights and appointed three conservative justices to the U.S. Supreme Court who voted in 2022 to reverse the constitutional right to abortion by a vote of 6-3. Trump took credit, claiming, “Only I was able to kill Roe vs. Wade.”
“ Some people can’t get past ‘every sperm is sacred’.”
In this case it would be zygote.
Overwhelming majorities can be wrong.
Particularly if they’ve managed to shield themselves from learning Catholic moral doctrine.
To be fair, that’s not hard to do in today’s America. Just finding someone who knows it and can cogently convey it can be an interminable project in and of itself. Men like Abp. Sheen (prior to VII) and Padre Pio having long since passed.
arbitrary
wrong side of history
and of Christ come in his glory from the east
“I agree with Trump on this. Until placed in a womb, an embryo is not a person.”
Interesting way of looking at it. I agree with your conclusion.
The writer says “Human life cannot be wrongfully destroyed without incurring the wrath of a holy God.”.
I agree with that too, but at what level is the best place to control pre-born life? Federal? State? Personal?
I’m concluding that it’s personal because it is such a personal issue for the person with a baby in the making.
It’s very smart. They shoukr fix the law and Trumo can run on that AND say that Biden was quiet on the defense of IVF. Depress his base a little.
some people
Harder to have children? I thought conceiving children was supposed to be the pinnacle of FUN!
Nobody said anything about the Feds.
Trump called on the Alabama State Legislature to address the issue, he didn’t mention getting the Feds involved.
I’m sure you’re right, but are you saying that President Trump ISN’T disavowing the sanctity of embryos?
nope. not this Christian. imho, if ivf is to be allowed, it should be used one egg at a time. any assembly line production of multiple babies with the ‘excess’ babies being destroyed should be banned. Trump is full of it on this. ivf isn’t necessary to start a family. adoption is always available. i’m with AL, all the way.
This is why you cant run a campaign. The Rats will make the entire 2024 campaign about this. Trump is very wise to do this. If they manage to fix thr law, he should go a step farther. Point out that he was out in front defending it while Biden was quiet and unclear how to respond. Trump has to be strategic, the weight of the world is on him.
Does he have a proposal for the embryos/people sitting in labs?
“I agree with Trump on this. Until placed in a womb, an embryo is not a person.“
Yes it is
Don’t embryos that are not fertilized end up being destroyed via normal body functions?
By the logic of Embryo= child, That would make women murderers by not getting Pregent every single time they drop an embryo.
Bottom line should be if it’s fertilized or not.
an unfertilized one will never become anything, but a fertilized one will.
Non sense. Absolutely trash theology.
whoops-a-daisy
President Trump is not going to allow the Rats to use this as a wedge issue. If you want to convince people that an underutilized egg is a baby then do the ground work, the thesis, make the case. An election is not the time to hammer this out. Sheesh, the country is going to be lost because people the people who profess to know God exercise little to no discernment of the times.
Lets’ see, what the greatest threat to our lives, freedoms, and well being?
Answer: Unconstitutional and totalitarian federal power overreach including power grabs over the states.
Trump’s running for President of the U.S. so he should be very clear that it’s up to the people of the sovereign state of AL and he won’t overreach as POTUS.
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