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Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) gave a devastating reply to Republicans when requested about IVF and reproductive rights.
On State of the Union, CNN's Dana Bash requested Whitmer whether or not the Republican stance on IVF undermines Democratic arguments.
The Michigan governor replied, “Oh, no, it's not. I imply, we've at all times identified that the appointments that Donald Trump made to the Supreme Court docket of the US are about IVF, a girl's proper to her personal physique and was in our potential to make our personal choices about every part that's coming. Risk. And so this Alabama Supreme Court docket choice is a pure extension of that, and that's why even in a state like Michigan, the place we've made nice progress and Defending the fitting to reproductive freedom remains to be at nice threat in a second Trump time period.
When Whitmer was requested particularly about IVF and whether or not embryos are folks, her response was devastating, “I believe the federal government ought to get out of individuals's particular person private well being care choices. I believe the federal government ought to have We now have no enterprise or experience placing ourselves between a girl's proper to make the fitting selection for her or the household she needs to have a baby with.”
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Dana Bash requested Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) whether or not the Republican stance undermines Democratic arguments on IVF.
Whitmer replied, “Oh, no, it's not.” pic.twitter.com/3GFy5p6J9s
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