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Press Release –
After a contentious debate last Thursday, HB0533 passed in the House. This bill will codify an unlimited right to in-vitro fertilization, without restriction, in Tennessee law. There is nothing in the law that prohibits IVF, so the law is unnecessary.
This bill would allow, as a right under the law, the destruction of “unwanted” human embryos as well as screening/testing that would identify certain traits and characteristics that could target these tiny humans for destruction. Without regulations around this industry, creating an unlimited right to IVF is dangerous and reckless. (read more here)
CatholicVote’s recent alert on HB0533 pointed out that “IVF may seem pro-life on the surface, but the reality is grim: For every human embryo born through IVF, multiple of his or her siblings were destroyed. There are currently no restrictions on how many embryos can be created through IVF. The number of embryos killed every year via IVF is actually higher than the annual number of abortions.”
HB0533 will now go to the Governor’s desk for his signature. We are asking him to veto this bill. LIFE depends on him.
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