Are you okay, Alabama?

What would be broke have anything to do with the ruling of IVF in alabama? Well for starters I am at a cafe reading about the ruling of the Alabama Supreme court on IVF instead of working on some side project that could be making me money. The intention of my blog was to talk about all the ways I’ve wasted money on silly projects that go nowhere. Instead I am more inclined to use this site as a way to vent my frustration with the current political state of the U.S., especially Alabama. 

As many of you already know, Alabama conservatives are in a frenzy right now. They’ve found themselves wondering where they draw the line with their pro-life movement. Politicians in this state have cornered their conservative families. As the news spread of the ruling on IVF embryos, several clinics have stopped IVF treatment. Steve Marshall has come out saying he will not persecute IVF families. Tommy Tuberville is at a loss for words, barely able to make coherent statements when interviewed about the ruling. Niki Haley came out saying that this is such a delicate subject and it should be left between the patients and their physician, but thinks when it comes to abortion, the government has the right to get involved. Just hours ago, Trump made a statement on his Truth Social Network saying that  Alabama Legislators should move quickly to ensure that IVF continues to be available in the state. 

But if Steve Marshals doesn’t go after IVF families that discard embryos because they can’t afford the cost of keeping them frozen, or because they are non-viable, wouldn’t that be against their whole pro-life movement? Would he let these couples walk away with murder? If Alabama Legislators were to pass a bill forcing clinics to provide IVF, what will that look like in the future? Do they think a couple will spend $30,000 to retrieve one single egg at a time, or risk having 5 childrens all at the same time. Let’s say that in a procedure they retrieve 5 embryos and implant them in the uterine wall, what if 2 don’t stick? Since each embryo is considered “a person”, would the state charge the couple with 2 homicides? 

With the recent ruling, it seems that that is the expected outcome.