Is Amy Coney Barrett The Beginning Of The End For IVF?
In 2006, Barrett was one of the signatories of a newspaper ad, in the form of a letter authored by a conservative group, stating that they would 'defend the right to life from fertilization.'
Excerpt - Much has been written about Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s recent Supreme Court nominee to fill the vacant seat left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s tragic passing. While the majority of the skepticism expressed by critics has been about Barrett’s views on abortion, a lesser-known issue is that Barrett has been associated with groups who are critical of in vitro fertilization, or IVF. Most concerning to assisted reproductive technology attorneys like myself is the potential that a Justice Barrett, on the Supreme Court, might someday have occasion to rule that embryos are entitled to the same constitutional rights as people who have been, like, born.
Ellen Trachman is the Managing Attorney of Trachman Law Center, LLC, and a regular contributor to the ‘Above the Law’ platform.