“We affirm that human personhood begins at the moment of conception and ought to be protected and cherished from that moment on,” the platform — obtained and published by Idaho Reports — reads. “We oppose all actions which intentionally end an innocent human life, including abortion, the destruction of human embryos, euthanasia, and assisted suicide.” … Read more
Vought is one of the primary influences in right-wing circles pushing to eliminate any independence of agencies in the executive branch, starting of course with the Justice Department. On a recent podcast, he backed Trump’s call to prosecute Trump’s enemies saying, “It can’t just be hearings, it has to be investigations, an army of investigators … Read more
The contraception bill failed due to lack of Republican support, and the IVF bill is expected to meet a similar fate. But setting aside the parliamentary maneuvering and election year positioning, the issue of IVF has Republicans genuinely scrambling. Read more at Talking Points Memo
“Really the greater push has been to really seek to restrict a lot of different types of sexual and reproductive health care. And one of the ways to do that is by establishing personhood in the law,” she said. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.
Texas GOP Appears To Put Death Penalty For Abortion Patients On 2024 Wish List Texas delegates voted on a 2024 platform at the state’s GOP Convention on Saturday and aim to tally the votes by Wednesday to finalize their platform for the coming year. The proposal called for new legislation to solidify fetal personhood ideology … Read more
