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Nikki Haley Desperately Tries to Walk Back Comment on Alabama Embryo Ruling (newrepublic.com)

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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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[-] teejay@lemmy.world 160 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

This is such an easy layup for any reporter. Haley had her own son via IVF. Part of the IVF process is to ~~reject embryos~~ kill babies and only implant the most viable one(s). Someone should ask her how many of her ~~embryos she rejected~~ babies she killed in order to have her son. Bonus for the follow up question: Why was this baby killing ok for you, but not for others?

[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 62 points 5 months ago

When are they gonna press child abuse charges against her for starving and cryogenically freezing her babies?

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 44 points 5 months ago

Oh wow. I can't believe she was stupid enough to say this at all.

Totally unfit for any office.

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Really? At this point, how can you not believe the depths of stupidity that republicans will sink to?

[-] crusa187@lemmy.ml 17 points 5 months ago

Can’t say I’m surprised, but damn…this level of hypocrisy is truly stunning.

[-] Introversion@kbin.social 11 points 5 months ago

It’s not even notable any more, sadly.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

"That was God's plan, he works in mysterious ways."

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

"My husband and I prayed on it and we were forgiven. Praise Jebus!"

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