Senate to vote on IVF package as Democrats look to corner Republicans after Trump statements
CBSAUG 2024
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Trump and the Republicans have done nothing but lie about their support for IVF, and this vote is just the latest evidence of their dishonesty. In fact, Republicans have done more to deter access to IVF, starting with Trump's nomination of the three Supreme Court justices who helped overturn Roe v. Wade — throwing women's reproductive rights into peril.
Republican narrative
Democrats were deceitful in bringing this bill up for a vote again. The vagueness of this measure opens the door to the federalization of abortion protections. It also protects the genetic engineering of embryos and commercialized surrogacy, morally questionable practices completely unrelated to IVF. Republicans couldn't vote for it despite their support for IVF.
Conservative narrative
Republicans must stop following Democrats down the road toward supporting unethical and immoral practices that could emerge from the slippery slope of protecting IVF access. In order to halt the Democrats' radical agenda, Republicans must put protecting preborn life and families first.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 50% chance that at least 2.7% of babies born in the US in 2029 will have been conceived in vitro, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
