Republicans have announced a new bill that declares in vitro fertilization a right, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is leading the charge alongside Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.). “We came together, and said let’s draft a simple, straightforward, federal bill that creates a federal right that you as a parent have a right to have access to IVF,” Cruz said. “If you want to have a child and you need medical assistance to do so, that should be your right,” he concluded. "A right to IVF," Allie Beth Stuckey mimics in clear disagreement. Associate professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Andrew T. Walker is also extremely disappointed. “I was really discouraged with this legislation coming out from two senators,” Walker tells Stuckey. “This is obviously coming in the aftermath of the Alabama Supreme Court decision from earlier in the year, but I think tragically, they’re going further out in support of a practice that, tragically, most Americans are just woefully misinformed about when it comes to what IVF is.” “It’s an affront to human dignity, in the service of so-called support for human dignity,” he adds. Stuckey is in firm agreement. “Yes, we like to say that when technology takes us from what is natural to what is possible, Christians have the responsibility to ask, ‘But is this moral?’ And more important, ‘Is this biblical?’” Stuckey says. “Catholic teaching takes issue with removing or with separating reproduction from sex, which I think is good, and I think is fair. Because when you make that separation, all kinds of ethical issues flow from that,” she adds. Not only is the process unnatural, but it isn’t consistent with the beliefs of those who claim to be pro-life. “If life starts at conception, then how we treat embryos matters. IVF very often includes a eugenics process of selecting the best embryos and discarding the others,” Stuckey explains, adding, “If life begins at conception, then how can we say that we have a right to IVF when inherent in IVF is the mistreatment of these little human beings made in God’s image?” Want more from Allie Beth Stuckey?To enjoy more of Allie’s upbeat and in-depth coverage of culture, news, and theology from a Christian, conservative perspective, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) sent a letter on Wednesday to President Joe Biden demanding a formal briefing regarding an incident that took place on May 3 near Triangle, Virginia, involving two suspected illegal immigrants.Two Jordanian males posing as Amazon delivery drivers attempted to gain unauthorized access to Quantico Marine Corps Base, Blaze News previously reported. After driving a box truck up to the base's main gate and failing to produce access credentials, guards instructed the two men to wait in a holding area so a secondary inspection could be performed. '... reiterates the gravity of your failure to secure the southern border.'Captain Michael Curtis told Potomac Local News, which initially reported on the incident, that military police officers observed the driver "ignoring the direct instructions" and attempting "to move the vehicle past the holding area."The officers successfully initiated the vehicle denial barriers, blocking the box truck from proceeding farther on the military base. According to Curtis, the two suspects were turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but it was not immediately clear whether the men were both residing in the country illegally. Youngkin told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that the Biden administration has still not briefed him about the incident or admitted that the men were illegally in the U.S. — (@) In a letter to Biden, Youngkin wrote, "I am deeply concerned about what appears to be a series of recent attempts to gain unauthorized access to United States military installations, including two in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The federal government has not provided adequate information to Virginia on these matters, and the publicly available facts are disturbing.""The attempted breach at Quantico, and the federal government's silence on the immigration status of the individuals involved, reiterates the gravity of your failure to secure the southern border, and to provide state governments notice of illegal migrant relocations so I can protect the safety of all Virginians," the governor continued. "Today, I am formally requesting that you immediately provide my Public Safety and Homeland Security leadership team and me a full briefing on these events."According to Youngkin, one of the suspects is believed to have illegally crossed the southern border into California. The man was allegedly provided a Notice to Appear "but was ultimately released.""The second individual is believed to have entered the United States on a student visa which was terminated in January 2023 due to failure to maintain enrollment," Youngkin stated. "His continuing to reside in the United States without a visa would deem his residence illegal." — (@) The governor told Fox News Digital that, as of Wednesday, he had not heard back from the Biden administration."Let's just be clear, Joe Biden has brought the border crisis literally to the front gate of Quantico Marine Corps Base," Youngkin told the news outlet. "What we know — at least reported — are two Jordanian illegal immigrants were driving a box truck through a secure gate and, luckily, they were stopped."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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