Republicans are scrambling to signal their support for in vitro fertilization treatments in the aftermath of the Alabama Supreme Court’s draconian ruling that frozen embryos could be considered children under state law.
Determined to present themselves as pro-family, Republican lawmakers are issuing statements touting IVF, and the procedure’s role in helping couples procreate.
That includes Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, who spouted the new party line Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press. But the second-term congressman may want to rephrase his argument.
Politics, but make it gay!
Stay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!
Though Donalds seemingly wanted to come across as normal, he sounded really, really creepy.
“IVF is something that is so critical to a lot of couples,” he said, before taking his statement in a perverted direction.
“It helps them breed great families. Our country needs that,” he finished.
Uhhh…what?!? Did he really say “breeding?”
Yes, yes he did!
Observers on social media were quick to point out the strangeness of Donalds’ word choice. In an effort to appeal to women, he demeaned them further, suggesting he views them as nothing more than baby breeding vessels.
Also, maybe somebody can educate Donalds about the other widespread use for the term in question. The homophobic rep. is in for quite the sexual awakening.
Put those parental controls on his computer ASAP!
A staunch opponent of LGBTQ+ rights, Donalds is the latest Republican to embarrass himself in the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court’s extreme ruling. House Speaker Mike Johnson took a break from schmoozing with gay-hating Christian nationalists to issue a Friday night statement showing his support for IVF…even though he’s previously said life begins “from the moment of fertilization.”
“I believe the life of every single child has inestimable dignity and value. That is why I support IVF treatment, which has been a blessing for many moms and dads who have struggled with fertility,” he said, echoing new GOP talking points.
That sounds good, except for the fact those words stand in stark contrast to Johnson’s abysmal voting record on reproductive rights. The religious zealot is a co-sponsor of the Life at Conception Act, which defines a fertilized egg as a human being that has a 14th Amendment right to life.
That’s irreconcilable with IVF, which disposes of unused embryos, and freezes others.
Johnson may be the weakest House Speaker in modern history, but at least he’s leading his caucus in one area: hypocrisy when it comes to IVF. South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace, another co-sponsor of the Life at Conception Act, followed his lead over the weekend.
“I will stop any and all efforts to ban IVF,” she said, even though her legislative record says the exact opposite.
Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe, Republicans have been minimizing their decades-long efforts to curtail reproductive rights. Though the specific Alabama ruling is narrow–it applies to three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a storage facility–there is a fear it could be expanded.
Three IVF clinics in Alabama have already suspended services as a result of the court’s ruling.
With those worries in mind, the Alabama attorney general’s office says it has “no intention” to prosecute IVF families, while state Republican lawmakers are expected to file legislation that would protect IVF treatments.
Still, the slippery slope has already been started. “At the end of the day, the Republican Party has to be responsible for what they have done,” said Alabama Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, per CBS News.
It’s apparent the majority of voters don’t approve. Abortion rights have won in every election since Roe was overturned in June 2022. Women, who are registered to vote in the U.S. at significantly higher rates than men, don’t like it when you view them as…breeders.
With that said, there is one group that doesn’t mind the label 😏.
Someone alert Rep. Donalds!
ShaverC
This is an article?
Baron Wiseman
@ShaverC
Considering it is ridiculing a black conservative, yes.
abfab
Keep up the fight, Log Cabin Queers. You got spunk.
abfab
”Considering it had posted to what appeared to be a Craigslist ad certainly added to its legitimacy.”
Considering. Legitimacy. The Wiseman.
SoPluckyWhat
Wut-oh! It’s the grammar police!
Vince
Throwing in Racism to muddy the waters isn’t going to work Baroness.
dbmcvey
Unlike what conservative trolls do, though, he’s being criticized for his politics, not his race. The idea that we can’t criticize someone’s insane statements because they’re black is, well, racist.
Baron Wiseman
@Vince
I know how you Democrats have a troubled history with racism and slavery, but mentioning someone’s race is not racism. Your party thrives and is consumed by race.
Bosch
Lol Baron dumfuk.
Who flies the confederate flag today? Who tries to prevent the removal of confederate statues? Who thinks they’re gonna win over black voters with mugshots and sneakers? Which party is literally endorsed by the KKK?
What the racists call themselves TODAY is more important than what the racists called themselves 100 years ago.
dbmcvey
Barren is such an idiot. The current Republican Party has a troubled relationship with racism. At CPAC they drove out the Log Cabin Club but welcomed actual, admitted NAZIs and White Supremacists. What a mendacious liar Barren Dumbman is.
abfab
Barron is consumed by Fox News and Alex Jones.
Baron Wiseman
@Bosch
“Lol Bosch dumfuk.”
“Who flies the Confederate flag today?”
Southerners. When I lived in the South for about a year, my co-workers called me a “Yankee” because they knew I came from the Mid-West. I was shocked by this, but came to realize it was part of their culture and the way they were reared. The General Lee car in the Dukes of Hazzard had a confederate flag painted on it; were they all racists? Of course they weren’t, it is part of Southern culture. Can it be racist? Yes.
“Who tries to prevent the removal of confederate statues?”
Conservatives try to keep the statues. Why? Democrats/Confederates put up these statues to honor the Democrats/Confederates that fought in the Civil War. Republicans didn’t put them up; they aren’t honoring Republicans. One definition of a conservative; it means to conserve. Keep the statues where they are so that people can explain history to their kids. Keep them so that we can have a constructive dialogue at places like Montpelier. A great nation does not hide it’s flaws, it learns from them and vows not to repeat them. Of course Democrats want to remove them, trying to erase history is very convenient.
“Who thinks they’re gonna win over black voters with mugshots and sneakers?”
40% of black voters in February 2024 say they approve of the job Trump did as president. Trump’s approval among black voters in February 2020 was around 13%. This is devastating for Democrats as they can not win a presidential election without the black vote.
“Which party is literally endorsed by the KKK?”
The KKK was created by the Democratic party and was the activist wing of their party that numbered in the millions. Today, the number of KKK members is miniscule and these sad people no longer pose a serious threat to anyone.
“What the racists call themselves TODAY is more important than what the racists called themselves 100 years ago.”
What a stupid comment! As if there is a comparison between racism 100 years ago and today. That is an insulting comment to the people that faced horrible conditions and even death.
ZzBomb
“A great nation does not hide it’s flaws, it learns from them and vows not to repeat them”
Says the guy who supports people who want to say “slavery was great b/c it gave black people jobs!?”
#yikes
ZzBomb
Question was: “Which party is literally endorsed by the KKK?”
And notice Baron could not answer it directly, only side step an deflect.
ZzBomb
“What the racists call themselves TODAY is more important than what the racists called themselves 100 years ago.”
What a stupid comment! As if there is a comparison between racism 100 years ago and today. That is an insulting comment to the people that faced horrible conditions and even death.”
I’d like to remind the audience that Baron here has defended innocent black people being shot by police calling it “justice”.
ZzBomb
“One definition of a conservative; it means to conserve. ”
Unless it’s your rights or legal precedents!?
ZzBomb
Baron I thought you hated participation trophies? Why do traitorous confederates need one?
Baron Wiseman
@dbmcvey
Wow.
I’m sorry your public education failed you.
dbmcvey
My education is fine Barren, you’re the one whose home-schooling history lessons seem to have stopped in 1956.
abfab
Imagine the nightmare scenario if EVERYONE BREEDED—–we’d have lots more jarheads like Barron Wiessmann running around. It sounds like he’s glad his mother bore him. (No it doesn’t)
abfab
Those statues belong in a museum. The Museum Of Racism.
abfab
That is an insulting comment!!! Wiserman, everyone one of your comments is insutling.
The Dukes Of Hazard. Wow, great example. Smart.
dbmcvey
It is always amusing when conservatives think they’ve discovered some unknown scandal when they find out the Democratic Party was pro-slavery in the 19th Century, as though we don’t know that. The difference is their knowledge doesn’t extend through the 20th Century, they seem unaware of the Southern Strategy.
Bosch
Baron dunfuk, that’s an awful lot of words to ignore the fact that the democrats were the conservatives, and the republicans were the progressives. And you identify as what? Louder, for the people in the back!
I especially like your twisting and squirming about the statues. “So that people can explain history to their kids”. That’s what history books are for, those things that you conservatives like censoring and banning.
Guess how many Nazi statues you’ll find in Germany, dumfuk? And guess if there’s a correlation between number of statues and historical awareness?
Bosch
Either 1) he’s pretending not to know about the southern strategy because it breaks his narrative, or 2) they don’t learn much about American history in Russian middle schools.
Hey dumfuk, if you don’t want people to know you’re a racist, maybe don’t defend confederate statues so passionately.
zehfyrsez
BW –
It’s fitting that you would refer to ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’ in your defense of Confederate symbols since the not-bright star of that show, John Schneider, just compared Beyonce to a “dog (that) has to mark every tree.” Schneider, born in New York, fancies himself a country music singer. Beyonce, born in Texas, has just added country music to her already impressive repertoire. Brilliantly enough that Dolly Parton praised her songs. I’m guessing that any random week of Beyonce’s record sales would surpass Schneider’s lifetime total.
As to the rest of your blathering missive…. ugh.
barryaksarben
If as the fools say these embryos are children then they kill more in a handful of IVF than all the abortions put together. Thousands and thousands of fertilizer embryos are thrown away. after picking the few they want to make their little babies out of.
barryaksarben
Hey Baron dear baron we know you cant just admit to a single example of the hypocrisy of the sick Fn republicans. but please throwing out the N word is inappropriate here. See what I did there ? the same stupid shit you do every single post. I guess even after I suggested you go find some virgin blind girl to get laid you STILL. cant so her you are back to the only people you feel comfortable with . the nice gay guys who you think you OWN like the libs. well. as everyone here knows even so called christian charity only goes so far and we are simply tired of you gurl. I guess all that is left for you to do is beastiality since no boy man girl or woman will have sex with you. Just stay away form my pets you sick pos. Caio baron
abfab
Another twisted right wing pig.
Winsocki
Right to Life, the GOP, The Supreme Court giving an embryo the status of unborn baby leads to the only logical conclusion …..IVF is human trafficking . You cannot be anti abortion and pro IVF unless you are a hypocrite or not a logical brain cell in your right wing skull. IVF is not allowed for Catholics and not permitted in some European countries.
Vince
Yep. An important election is coming up is all it means. Support for it will be a blood bath for them. After that they’ll get back to backing it 100% and every other draconian law that their loony evangelical base demands.
Ronbo
I’m thinking of moving to Alabama with my 50 frozen fertilized embryos, er… CHILDREN! The tax benefits of having so many dependents are fantastic! Hat tip: my cousin, Amber Ruffin
ZzBomb
The reality is the right doesn’t support IVF and this whole feigning support is simply the tiniest glimmer of them reading the writing on the wall for once realizing their stances are vastly and deeply unpopular. But make no mistake, they get control, they’ll ban IVF too. Cruelty is the point, not humanity.
monty clift
They’re against IVF and surrogacy because they don’t like the idea of gay people having their own biological children. They believe children should only be conceived through heterosexuality. Otherwise, they don’t really give a damn about it.
ZzBomb
I think what you say is mostly true but I’ve had, and since cut off, several members of my family for their radical and extremists right wing beliefs who have said it was their aim and goal to go after IVF. This was all even before they overturned Roe. They fundamentally believe in their absolute right to rule over others and impose their will and beliefs on those who otherwise do not share those beliefs. It’s forced compliance by any means necessary and just reading over Project 2025 and seeing the videos come out from this last weekend’s CPAC where they cheered on the “end of democracy,” we should be taking these people very seriously.
They’re tactics are working if you think “they don’t really giver a damn about it.” B/c they very much do.
decrans
“They fundamentally believe in their absolute right to rule over others and impose their will and beliefs on those who otherwise do not share those beliefs. It’s forced compliance by any means necessary.”
You mean like the Canadian left’s recent online speech bill compelling people to use adjectives that don’t align with science or their belief system? There’s plenty of that Orwellian fascism going on with both sides of the political spectrum these days…
dbmcvey
Oh look it’s Whatabouty Decraps.
abfab
You can tell decraps is running out of steam…sputtering along like a flat tire.
decrans
Fascinating how both of you, people who bloviate on conservatives using government to enforce their speech standards, have zilch to say about your political ideology enforcing statist speech standards. I’m not surprised. Say it with me: Conservatives…They’re exactly like us, Janice Min.
dbmcvey
decraps accusing others of “bloviating,” the lack of self-awareness is astounding.
decrans
Dickvaney’s “I know you are, but what am I” routine. (Yaaaawn)
Bosch
“You mean like the Canadian left’s recent online speech bill compelling people to use adjectives that don’t align with science or their belief system?”
(Decraps’ i know you are but what am i routine)
Wow. Asking people to address eachother with respect is the same as stripping women of their bodily autonomy? Lol, aren’t you the one who likes to call other people misogynists?
dbmcvey
If the shoe fits decrappy.
decrans
Oh, dumb Robot Bones. It’s not asking. It’s forcing intellectual autonomy through fines and jail time.
dbmcvey
This person being prosecuted for damages would be fine but claiming these embryos are people and prosecuting them for wrongful death is just going to make companies afraid of doing IVF because embryos are destroyed in the IVF process. This is a terrible ruling.
decrans
Uh huh. And when a far right government gets in power and does the exact same thing, Dickvaney will be first in line to howl at the clouds about fascism. Self reflections be reflectin’ again.
dbmcvey
Decraps, I won’t vote for the far right, but you’re correct. The right is loading up the courts with judges who will take away women’s bodily autonomy, outlaw contraception and IVF, outlaw gay marriage and make non-procreative sex illegal.
What is your point?
decrans
Um. If they made a similar law to the Canadaian left, one that compelled your online speech denigrating conservatives, you’d piss your pants.
dbmcvey
decraps here to say, “LOOK OVER THERE!”
decrans
Dickvaney here to say, “I have nothing germane to add.”
dbmcvey
decraps has never had anything germane to add. But has often said, “LOOK OVER THERE!”
decrans
You got that right. “Look over there. Y’all are partaking in the exact same behavior.” Very good, Dickvaney.
RIGay
Breeding? Hell, I thought he was going proclaim his love of corn holing.
Kangol2
It’s not just IVF they’re coming for, nor just contraception–according to this lunatic Alabama law, a woman or person who can give birth who reabsorbs an embryo into her/their body, has a period if her/their hormonal balance is off, suffers an ectopic pregnancy, or has a miscarriage (we’re talking about MILLIONS of women and persons who can give birth), could be arrested on murder charges now that Alabama and these other states consider an embryo a person!
It’s so nutty you have to ask, did these fanatics learn any basic human biology or receive any basic sexual and reproductive health education?
abfab
I’m sure glad we did! But ew, can you imagine how sex ed might work in the home school environment?MTG and Baron Wiesman would know. But for now, our musical interlude:
Chinks do it, Japs do it
Upper Lapland little Lapps do it
Let’s do it
Let’s fall in love
In Spain the best upper sets do it
Lithuanians and Lits do it
Let’s do it
Let’s tall in love
The Dutch in Old Amsterdam do it
Not to mention the Finns
Folks in Siam do it
Think of Siamese twins
Some Argentines without means do it
People say in Boston even beans do it (STILL-ONTHEMARK)
Let’s do it
Let’s fall in love
Let’s do it
Let’s fall in love
Cold Cape Cod clams ‘gainst their wish do it
Even lazy jelly fish do it
Let’s do it
Let’s fall in love
Electric eels I might add do it
Though it shocks ’em I know
Why ask if Shad do it?
Waiter bring me Shad Roe
In shallow shoals English soles do it
Goldfish in privacy of bowls do it
Let’s do it
We’ll do it
Let’s do it
Let’s fall in love
– Cole Porter, Friend Of Dorothy
decrans
Little Trumpy McAbs using racist slurs and looking deranged in the comments again. It’s another day ending in -y.
dbmcvey
And decraps having no idea what’s going on.
decrans
A mentally ill person vomiting out song lyrics randomly again? That’s pretty much the gist. It could be worse. Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel could be vomiting out half-assed sentences with questionable grammar and phonetically spelled words, I guess.
Bosch
Hahahahaha decrans saying someone else looks deranged in the comments.
still_onthemark
This reminds me of the old joke about Lola Armour, wife of the Gilded Age meatpacking mogul J. Ogden Armour. Mrs. Armour grew up poor on a farm and often had misunderstandings with the high class ladies.
She visited Boston and was told by a Mrs. Cabot or Mrs. Lodge: “Here in Boston, we believe breeding is everything.”
“Well, in Chicago we think breeding is FUN but we don’t think it’s everything.”
abfab
Good one.
abfab
The Armour Hot Dog jingle……….one of the best!
still_onthemark
@ab: I wonder if Truman Capote would have liked Mrs. Armour.
abfab
I’d say Ogden more than Lola. After all, he was a meatpacker……
Fahd
To me, “breeders” had been a pejorative term used to refer to heterosexual couples. No social linguist, but its use as a gay sex term seems to come later.
Anyway, from watching the video, I think “call me Fox news” Rep. Donalds hadn’t quite memorized the Republican talking point as well as he should have, and so the word “breed” just popped into his head and out of his mouth during his robot-like answer. He’s one for whom decent people should be on guard.
monty clift
Right, and before it became an insult, it was used to refer to people who breed animals.
The queerty writer is really reaching with this one.
abfab
The writer has a REAL name MONTY CLIFT. It’s Alex Reimer.
Bosch
Yeah, that’s also how I know the term “breeders”.
abfab
HALF BREED! That’s all I ever heard!
-Cher
abfab
Remind me again of that term that explains how Jesus was concieved.
dbmcvey
Whatever “mainstream” Republicans claim, they have mad insane fundamentalists judges, and those people, including several Supreme Court justices, will seek to make IVF, contraception and non-procreative sex illegal.
Keep in mind that Thomas and Alito are in their 70s and if Trump is reelected they will put more, but younger, right wing extremists on the court.
The danger is real.
LumpyPillows
Breed is a telling use of word, not for gay reasons, but for the republican view that women are just for breeding.
abfab
And with so many genetically modified organisms floating about who knows what’s going to pop out!
The republicans often refer to women as vessels who belong in the kitchen. Such a nice group of bigots
Openminded
So these Right to Life politicians and their courts have determined that Embryos are “human lives” and they are referring to them as “children” who need protecting.
I suppose this gives the parents of these “children” the legal right to claim them as dependents on their tax returns. I suppose the parents will have to name the embryos and file for a social security number, just like all parents have to. Imagine the tax relief 15-20 embryo children will gain you. One might be able to get gov’t assistance to support such a large family. What would the earned income tax credit be on 20 children?
abfab
The New WInter Season Sensation Extravaganzaa! Embryos On Ice!
Ronbo
Yes. For tax purposes, a few more dependents seem quite a benefit. Note: you can only keep your children frozen, like your meatloaf, for three years. Otherwise, they may end up judges in Alabama.
dbmcvey
If embryos are considered children it will absolutely end IVF.
abfab
Helen Reddy said it best. Sing it gurls!
I am woman, watch me grow
See me standing toe to toe
As I spread my lovin’ arms across the land
But I’m still an embryo
With such a long, long way to go
dre23222
This guy is a huge republican dumb stupid clown. Hopefully he will go away and never be heard of again
GreenEyedQban
Just because WE use it to describe a gay sex act doesn’t mean he used it incorrectly. Stop trying so hard.