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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

As hospitals across Alabama pause IVF treatments, Nikki Haley is suddenly trying to claim she never said what she said.

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is frantically trying to quell the controversy over comments she made about IVF after an Alabama court’s recent ruling that frozen embryos are children.

“We don’t want fertility treatment to shut down, we don’t want them to stop doing IVF treatment, we don’t want them to stop doing artificial insemination,” Haley said on CNN on Thursday. “But I think this needs to be decided by the people in every state. Don’t take away the rights of these physicians and these parents to have these conversations.”

It was Haley’s second such attempt to explain away her controversial stance on the issue. On Wednesday evening, Haley blurted out a much more gibberish response.

“Well first off all, this is, again, I didn’t say that I agreed with the Alabama ruling. The question that I was asked is ‘do I believe an embryo is a baby?’” Haley said on CNN Wednesday evening. “I do think that if you look in the definition, an embryo is considered an unborn baby. And so yes, I believe, from my stance, that that is.”

But calling an embryo—the stage before the microscopic cellular mass is labeled a fetus—an unborn baby is not exactly correct.

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[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 102 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

With this stance, they are coming for birth control.

[-] Blackbeard@lemmy.world 48 points 10 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 32 points 10 months ago

I'd normally be ok with this, but the problem is the "I told you so" smirk doesn't stop them from fucking up your life as well.

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 20 points 10 months ago

Nah he already got his kids so he won't care any more. The next couple doing ivf are evil.

Look, Haley showed how the thought process works in the posted article.

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

"I was tricked by doctors into getting exactly what I wanted! How was I supposed to know?"

Also:

"I should be in charge of everything!"

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

He should be scared about the 54 ~~embryos~~ children they have.

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Why are conservatives always the ones to say, "that would never happen!" Then be the ones to di that exact thing?

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 0 points 10 months ago

First they came for my neighbors...

[-] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 23 points 10 months ago

Of course they are. They'll never stop.

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

They said they were gonna.

[-] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

They're beyond that already, they're coming for contraception next.

[-] forrgott@lemm.ee 15 points 10 months ago

My dude, what do you think "birth control" is...??

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I think he's saying birth control is the pill and IUD. Contraception also includes condoms. Remember condoms used to only be accessible to married couples.

[-] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I'm talking about the mifepristone ban, but you're right, all of it is birth control.

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