Alabama's Supreme Court Ruling Exposes the Dark Side of IVF with Emma Waters

In light of the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling to allow parents to sue for wrongful death if their frozen embryos are destroyed, CCV President Aaron Baer, Policy Director David Mahan, and Communications Director Mike Andrews are joined this week on The Narrative by Emma Waters from The Heritage Foundation to discuss the unregulated, Big Money practice of in vitro fertilization (IVF). Emma and the men break down information about IVF that Christians and all pro-life proponents should know, from physical risks and complications to the many ethical, moral, and theological issues involved.For more information, check out these resources that are mentioned during the episode:Read Emma's IVF explainer articles in American Reformer and World Magazine.Review the Alabama Supreme Court ruling.Watch Jennifer Lahl's 2010 documentary, Eggsploitation.Read the 1992 Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification Act (FCSRCA, or Public Law 102-493).Review the CDC's 2021 Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Fertility Clinic and National Summary Report.Learn more about the pro-IVF bills the Alabama General Assembly are trying to pass to remove the protections the Supreme Court instituted.More about Emma WatersEmma Waters is a Research Associate for the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion and Family at The Heritage Foundation. Her work focuses on marriage and family, sex and gender, and assisted reproductive technology policy. Emma is also a Visiting Fellow with Independent Women’s Forum and a monthly contributor with World magazine.Emma lives in Washington, DC, with her husband and their daughter. You can find her on Twitter @emlwaters.