FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Republican Oklahoma Rep. Josh Brecheen is calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide transparency on in vitro fertilization practices in the United States.
In a letter first obtained by The Daily Signal and sent Tuesday, Brecheen points out that other Western countries prohibit clinics from “practicing eugenics or carelessly destroying human life,” arguing that the U.S. does not even require IVF clinics to be transparent about their participation in these types of practices.
“This carelessness has earned the U.S. the title of the ‘Wild West’ of assisted reproductive technology,” the congressman wrote.
The move comes as Republicans grapple with both messaging and legislating on IVF—a topic that some on the right have serious moral and ethical qualms with, given the expendable way in which…
