The overwhelming majority of American voters — 86 percent — support keeping in vitro fertilization legal, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll.
The poll was conducted Feb. 28 – Mar. 1 in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that declared the practice illegal because the court deemed IVF embryos are “extrauterine children,” and therefore people under the law. Hospitals and fertility clinics in the state have shut down IVF treatments because they fear prosecution.
Although Trump and some Republican lawmakers have said they support IVF after the decision came out, even speaking about their personal experiences with it, they have failed to take meaningful action to protect access and have failed to say whether they believe embryos should be considered people under the law.
In fact, 125 Republicans in the House have sponsored the Life at Conception…
