February 24, 2024

Fox News host John Roberts was angry that the White House press secretary bashed Alabama's QAnon ruling about frozen embryos and tying that decision to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

"And it's devastating example of the kind of chaos and confusion that has resulted from the overturning of Roe v. Wade," Karine Jean-Pierre
said.

Cut to the Fox News co-host Roberts, who was quite perturbed. "She went on to say that IVF is under attack, calling the ruling absolutely unacceptable. But Sandra, she tied it to Roe v. Wade, and it has nothing to do with Roe v. Wade."

It has everything to do with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and they're not going to stop with IVF.

"This was a case in Alabama of a patient who wandered into an area where embryos were being stored, removed some embryos from the cryo-freeze, dropped them, and the embryos expired," he continued. "The court ruled that those parents were allowed to sue the hospital for a wrongful death, but it had nothing to do with Roe v. Wade."

Roberts is playing MAGA dumb.

Claiming a frozen embryo is a baby is exactly what the overturning of Roe v. Wade has wrought. The Biden campaign put out a statement explaining exactly why, in case John Roberts is interested in some facts.

  • Trump appointed three anti-abortion Supreme Court justices.
  • Those justices overturned Roe v. Wade.
  • Trump’s MAGA Republican allies in states then banned abortion.
  • Donald Trump’s MAGA allies on the Hill have co-sponsored legislation that would similarly endanger IVF treatment nationally.
  • Now, MAGA Republicans are making it nearly impossible for women to receive the IVF care they need to start or grow their families.
  • Trump and his extremist allies are laying out plans for a nationwide abortion ban, attacks on same-sex marriage, and restrictions on contraception.
  • Trump appointed an anti-IVF judge to a lifetime judicial federal appointment. He even added her to a list of potential Supreme Court picks.
  • Trump’s White House and campaign hosted the Alabama Supreme Court chief justice who issued this extreme ruling ripping away IVF access.
  • Trump’s Supreme Court appointee Amy Coney Barrett supported calls to protect life from fertilization and refused to answer questions about criminalizing IVF.

This is what overturning Roe has wrought, whether Fox News wants to admit it or not.

By the way, John Roberts' kids were conceived with IVF.

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