NEW: Nikki Haley tells me that frozen embryos created through in-vitro fertilization “are babies,” siding with a recent AL decision that raised concerns among doctors and patients worried about the future of the procedure. w/ @Rhoades31 @NBCNews https://t.co/8mgqqP4GtN
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) February 21, 2024
This is, IMO, an acceptably anodyne GOP response to the Alabama ruling. Whatever the retrograde revanchists might choose to believe, for every LGBT+ couple or unacceptable older woman trying for a family they ‘don’t deserve’, there are at least a dozen anxious normie couples who’ve cleaned out their 401ks, mortgaged their homes, and GoFundMe’d their families. The original petition was brought by three couples who wanted compensation for the accidental loss of their stored embryos. The ruling is already screwing up the plans & the lives of Alabama residents and their doctors, but insisting that frozen embryos are not just tissue is not a stance that will harm Haley’s chances, especially among Republican voters.
She is deplorable, but…
’Haley … added that she used artificial insemination to have her son, a process different than IVF. “I mean, I had artificial insemination,” Haley said. “That's how I had my son."’
I have no doubt she would have used IVF if it had become necessary.
— Dean Booth 🦆 🐇 (@BoothDean) February 22, 2024
This remains the real problem for Haley, during this particular electoral cycle:
EXCLUSIVE: I also pressed Haley on her continued support of Trump if he were to be the GOP nominee and find himself convicted of any number of counts he’s currently facing. “Those are hypotheticals,” she told me. https://t.co/8mgqqP4GtN pic.twitter.com/RomdVm8HIf
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) February 21, 2024
I have zero respect for Haley’s integrity. But maybe she’s got enough capacity to hate that she’s staying in the race to screw Trump? There’s no obvious explanation for what she’s doing. https://t.co/2rEf7JYvkL
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) February 22, 2024
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