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NEWS: Senate @LeaderMcConnell heavily hinting the @GOP will kill the filibuster in 2025 if Republicans hold Congress and the White House -- in order to ban abortion nationwide.
Sanctity of Senatorial traditions, too, also.
That's a win-win for Manchion!raison de arizona wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 1:44 amNEWS: Senate @LeaderMcConnell heavily hinting the @GOP will kill the filibuster in 2025 if Republicans hold Congress and the White House -- in order to ban abortion nationwide.
Natalie Crawford, MD @ncrawfordmd wrote: Why are IVF and abortion tightly linked? IVF came into existence in a Roe world (Roe had been around almost 10 years before the first IVF baby). Roe allowed IVF - and maybe you’ve never thought of this.
When we protect reproductive rights we inherently say that embryos are not autonomous and can’t exist independently. This means that we don’t grant embryos rights. This means I am allowed to utilize reproductive technology to help people get pregnant.
Because I can fertilize eggs, freeze embryos, test embryos, and transfer/discard embryos. This is essential for safe, accessible and effective IVF care.
IVF is a tool that allows so many babies to be born.
We use IVF to treat infertility - but also think about fertility preservation, cancer, genetic diseases, need for gestational carriers, egg donation, recurrent miscarriage and more. So many people use IVF to have a child.
The fear is that when Roe is overturned states will then individually decide their stance on this matter / and personhood bills threaten this. If life begins legally at fertilization - then we are limited in the above technology.
And for reference, in the body - fertilization occurs in the fallopian tube, the embryo has to travel to the uterus for the next 5 days, then it implants, then you can get a positive pregnancy test.
Every day we talk to people who have their own personal beliefs about IVF - and we talk about changes we can make to the process for your goals. Everyone feels different. That is ok, we anticipate you have your own needs.
For example, I can limit fertilization and transfer all embryos if you don’t believe in freezing/thawing embryos - but IVF will take longer, cost more, and be less successful. It also starts to become more dangerous.
Similarly - should you be forced to birth all embryos?
Limiting reproductive rights has consequences. And if a personhood bill was introduced to the Supreme Court - and the draft opinion language is upheld, then we as a nation are in trouble.
Roe predated IVF, so the truth is we don’t know what will happen. And if you have frozen embryos, you should be watching closely. But we also need your voice. We need you to share. We need you to vote.
https://twitter.com/ncrawfordmd/status/ ... 3160312832Jonathan Han @JonathanHan4 wrote: Philosophy prof Michael Sandel offers thought experiment in “Against Perfection” - a fire breaks out in a infertility clinic - you only have time to break into one of two rooms to save the occupants - one has a five year old girl, the other a tray of 20 embryos. What do u do?
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC wrote: NEW: Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters (R) just said if elected he will vote against judges unless they commit to overturning the 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut decision which ended laws that banned contraception. The case helped establish the basic right to privacy.
Pelosi: "Most people always thought that this debate in the Congress was about the termination of a pregnancy. But it wasn't. My Republican colleagues have said to me on occasion, 'we're not for any family planning domestically or globally' ... most people don't know that."
Along the same avenue - this is not a cake. But, it is in GOP world.sugar magnolia wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 5:04 am Not a chicken.
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PR giant advising corporate clients to stay silent on abortion rights
Judd Legum
A massive public relations firm, Zeno, is privately advising its high-profile corporate clients to avoid commenting on the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, according to an internal communication obtained by Popular Information.
Zeno is a multinational company with almost $120 million in annual revenue and a roster of blue-chip corporate clients including Coca-Cola, Salesforce, Hershey's, Netflix, and Starbucks. Zeno is also a part of Edelman Holdings, the world's largest public relations conglomerate. According to Zeno CEO Barby Siegel, the firm's mission is to "champion the courageous to achieve something better for humankind."
That mission is not reflected in an email sent to Zeno staff this week by Katie Cwayna, Zeno's Executive Vice President for Media Strategy. Cwayna's message includes "a template email to share with client contacts" regarding the leaked Supreme Court opinion which would end all constitutional protections for abortion rights. The template tells clients that "the media" and others "will look for corporations to take a stand and make their views known." Zeno's advice, however, is to keep quiet:
Do not take a stance you cannot reverse, especially when the decision is not final. This topic is a textbook "50/50" issue. Subjects that divide the country can sometimes be no-win situations for companies because regardless of what they do they will alienate at least 15 to 30 percent of their stakeholders… Do not assume that all of your employees, customers or investors share your view.
(While Cwayna claims overturning Roe is a "50/50" issue, 72% of Americans oppose overturning Roe, according to a January poll by Marquette Law School.)
