AWKWARD. "Ryan Backed Abortion Bill That Would Make Romney's Kids Criminals"

[ProSense]

AWKWARD. "Ryan Backed Abortion Bill That Would Make Romney's Kids Criminals"

by Brainwrap

That's the headline from a story at Mother Jones this morning.

What isn't so well known about Ryan's record, though, is that one piece of legislation he supported is so extreme that it would have turned Romney's children into criminals.

The Sanctity of Human Life Act, which Ryan co-sponsored, would have enshrined the notion that life begins at fertilization in federal law, thus criminalizing in vitro fertilization—the process of creating an embryo outside of a woman's womb. In IVF, doctors typically create multiple embryos and then only implant the healthiest ones in the woman. Some of them stick and become babies, and some don't. The embryos that don't make it to the womb are either frozen for later use or destroyed. The Sanctity of Human Life Act, if passed, would make all those embryos "people" in the legal sense, so if they aren't used or don't become babies after being implanted, they would essentially become murder victims under the law.

And how is this relevant to Mitt Romney?

No fewer than three of Mitt Romney's own children have relied on the procedure to produce some of his 18 grandchildren.

In May, Romney's son Tagg became father of twin boys thanks to help from IVF and a surrogate mother. Tagg's son Jonathan was also produced this way. Two of Tagg's brothers reportedly have struggled with infertility issues and resorted to IVF as well. It's hard to imagine that Romney will score any points with voters by tapping a running mate whose anti-abortion views are so extreme that Romney's own kids can't live with them.

Whoa.

Awkward.

I've actually wondered about this for some time. My wife and I actually considered IVF briefly at one time, but ended up not needing it after all (yay!), which is just as well since there's no way we could've afforded it. Still, I always wondered, especially during the idiotic "embryonic stem cell research" kerfuffle, why the anti-choice crowd never said a peep about IVF, which is, after all, in the same area of medical research/procedures. IVF always seemed to be a blind spot--a third rail, to use a tired term. Apparently I was wrong about this, it's just that until one of these stupid "personhood" laws actually sticks, it isn't an issue for most people.

Of course, just like so many hypocritical Republicans, this isn't about THEIR kids or THEIR reproductive rights, it's all about OTHER peoples'--more specifically, anyone who isn't rich and white.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/14/1119987/-AWKWARD-Ryan-Backed-Abortion-Bill-That-Would-Make-Romney-s-Kids-Criminals

Mitt Romney’s constitutional amendment would bar Paul Ryan from the presidency
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/13/mitt-romneys-constitutional-amendment-would-bar-paul-ryan-from-the-presidency/

One of Congress' most bitter partisans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021130018

The Romney Trainwreck
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021129887




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[ProSense]

1. Kick! n/t

[longship]

2. Happy to kick for you.

Rec, too.

R&

[Frustratedlady]

3. Nothing new here...

These people have always lived by a double standard. Don't do as I do...type of thing.

I get so sick of the privileged thinking they can do as they wish, but the rest are commiting a crime. Same goes for white color embezzlement, stock maneuvering, etc. As long as they are rich, they will see no or little time.

It seems this double standard is getting bigger and bigger.

[bongbong]

4. In-vitro?

Isn't that kind of over-riding "God's Will" on whether you have a kid or not?

Just more hypocrisy from the biggest criminals in the world, fundies & repigs.

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. interesting. kick

[Pharlo]

6. "No fewer than three of Mitt Romney's own children...

...have relied on the procedure to produce some of his 18 grandchildren."

Ok, am I the only one here thinking that if you cross a horse with an ass, you get mules - who are SUPPOSED to be infertile?

Much as it pains me, I am forced to side with the teahadists on this - some creatures are not meant to reproduce.

[ProSense]

7. Kick! n/t

[Sirveri]

8. Rules don't apply to the rich, they'd just fly to Europe.

Rules and taxes are for little people.