North Dakota bill faces opposition over IVF concerns
House Bill 1373 is stirring debate with its proposal to legally define an unborn baby as a human being from the moment of fertilization. While supporters, like state Sen. David Clemens, see it as a means to extend legal rights to the unborn, critics are worried about its impact on in vitro fertilization (IVF). For instance, Fargo resident Shauna Erickson-Abou Zahr fears the bill could dim the hopes of families striving to have children.
Kjersti Maday writing for Inforum has the story.
HB 1373
A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1-16, a new section to chapter 12.1-17, and two new sections to chapter 32-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of human being and person as the terms relate to the offenses of murder and assault, and civil actions for death caused by wrongful acts.
House Sponsors: VanWinkle (R, District 3), Heilman (R, District 7), Henderson (R, District 15), Hoverson (R, District 3), D. Johnston (R, District 24), Morton (R, District 46), Osowski (R, District 42), Rios (R, District 23), Wolff (R, District 38),
Senate Sponsors: Castaneda (R, District 40), Clemens (R, District 16), Van Oosting (R, District 36),
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