On Wednesday, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) blocked the Senate bill that would have protected IVF treatment on a federal level, claiming it was an issue that should be left up to the states. But she had another reason: IVF could lead to "human-animal chimeras." While it's not unpredictable for a Republican to believe that some
It’s Poe’s law. With US politicians, you can never be sure.