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Though she argued that she supports “the ability for mothers and fathers to have total access for IVF,” Hyde-Smith said she would not support Duckworth’s legislation.

“The bill before us today is a vast overreach that is full of poison pills that go way to far, far beyond ensuring legal access to IVF,” she argued.

The Mississippi Republican said that the bill did not include limits on genetic engineering, surrogacy, or even cloning.

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[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 76 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

From another article

"It would legalize the creation of human-animal chimeras," Hyde-Smith said of the bill on the Senate floor on February 28.

Uh, someone did explain to her that Duckworth is just a name, right?

e; I have no idea how to make a joke out of this one, but TIL her husband is related to someone who murdered a civil rights activists trying to register people to vote in the 50s, which appears to be one of a dozen connections they have to KKK-types

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 33 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Classic GQP obstructionist debate tactic: “I’m blocking ____ because it could legalize [ insert insane fear-mongering bullshit here ] that I saw in a movie/YouTube video that doesn’t actually exist!”

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 10 points 9 months ago

She is pandering to her base that eats up blatant lies like that. Her base wants to believe her because they want to believe any evil conspiracy theory they can to justify hating anyone different than them or that don't agree to worship their demagogue.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Does she not know that FMA was only an anime?

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 4 points 9 months ago
[–] Twinklebreeze@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It was actually a manga first.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

I always assume every anime was, but I see your point.

[–] shininghero@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

“It would legalize the creation of human-animal chimeras,”

Awesome, I would love to have actual IRL furries. Some of the smartest and kindest people I know are in that fandom.