Define embryos as human

By plb on March 18, 2009 7:13 AM | No Comments

Jill Stanek had an op-ed published in USA Today on in vitro fertilization,

The sensational story of Nadya Suleman giving birth to octuplets after in vitro fertilization of multiple embryos has spotlighted the need to regulate this Wild West of women's reproductive care.

Now is the time for pro-lifers to introduce legislation in their states regulating IVF and, with it, the creation and care of embryos. A bill introduced in the Georgia Senate this month had perfect model language. It would have limited the number of embryos implanted to the same number fertilized, up to a maximum of three. That would stop the practice of freezing human embryos and would curtail "selective reductions," the abortion of some.

IVF has been relatively ignored by pro-lifers and yet represents a significant risk to the pre-born, although as Jill indicates, the movement in favor of limiting the practice and recognizing embryos as human is "gathering force".