Tuberville: ‘The Biden administration is lying about Alabama’

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June 13, 2024

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) hit back at President Joe Biden Wednesday after the White House put out a statement mentioning Alabama.

The @WhiteHouse’s DELIBERATELY FALSE AND INACCURATE statement: https://t.co/LhyLHVWzOe pic.twitter.com/iDPy0wd5Zr

— Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) June 12, 2024

The administration released a statement in support of Senate passage of S. 4445, the Right to IVF Act.

“When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly two years ago, it paved the way for Republican elected officials’ extreme, out-of-touch agenda, which has eroded access to reproductive health care for families across the country,” the statement said. “Women are being turned away from emergency rooms and forced to travel hundreds of miles for health care, while doctors and nurses fear prosecution for providing the care they were trained to provide.”

The release then mentioned the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling on IVF.

“And, earlier this year, an Alabama Supreme Court decision put access to fertility treatments at risk for families who were desperately trying to get pregnant, shuttering fertility clinics across the state,” the statement continued. “The disregard for the ability of women to make these decisions for themselves and their families is outrageous and unacceptable.”

The president was referring to a landmark ruling in which the Alabama Supreme Court declared that under state law, frozen embryos can be considered children, making individuals responsible for their destruction legally accountable.

Tuberville reacted to Biden’s statement, calling it disinformation.

“This is a bold-faced lie. Republicans are pro-life and pro-family,” Tuberville said. “Joe Biden wants this election to be about abortion because he can’t talk about sky-high inflation, the wide-open border, dangerous crime, or his disastrous foreign policy. No one in Alabama—or any other state—wants to ban IVF. In fact, I was proud that the Alabama legislature took immediate action and Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation to make sure IVF is protected and available for Alabama families. Voters will see through this in November.”