After Alabama rules that frozen embryos are children, some fertility patients pray that lawmakers find a solution.

When Alabama’s Supreme Court defined frozen embryos as children, the shock and confusion was immediate. Major hospitals pulled fertility services and would-be parents scrambled for clarity on what would happen next.

The debate over reproductive rights in America has long been driven, in part, by opposition to abortion from Christian groups - but this ruling has divided that movement and ignited debate about the role of theology in US lawmaking.

    • underisk
      34·
      9 months ago

      They don’t care what it wants. They care how they can frame what they want to seem like what it wants. What they want is pretty clearly spelled out here: more babies.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
      17·
      9 months ago

      Oppressive theist group argues amongst itself about wha their imaginary friend in the sky wants.

      Maybe they could exclusively focus on that for a while and get back to us if they ever come to an agreement on whose religion is the only correct one?

      Meanwhile the rest of us could get on with the business of progressing society without their constant interference.

      • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
        2·
        9 months ago

        Maybe they could exclusively focus on that for a while and get back to us if they ever come to an agreement on whose religion is the only correct one?

        The true religion is yoga classes you take at the YMCA. There. I solved religion.