House Speaker Mike Johnson and fellow Republicans on the Capitol Steps on October 25, 2023.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and fellow Republicans on the Capitol Steps on October 25, 2023.
  • IVF treatments have been halted in Alabama after a ruling declared frozen embryos to be human life.
  • Most House Republicans back a bill making a similar argument — with no IVF exception.
  • Some Republicans are trying to distance themselves from the ruling, declaring support for IVF.

Most House Republicans have cosponsored a bill declaring that life begins from the moment of conception, a position under increased scrutiny after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are "unborn children."