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September 18, 2024: What We Know About the ABC Whistleblower Affidavit, The Story Behind the Senate Blocking the IVF Bill, Pagers and Walkie-Talkies Detonate in Lebanon, and More.

2024/9/18
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主持人：参议院未能通过旨在保障体外受精权利的法案，主要原因在于共和党和民主党之间的政治分歧。民主党认为，鉴于最高法院推翻罗诉韦德案以及一些州试图限制体外受精服务，联邦层面需要保护体外受精的权利。他们提出的法案不仅要保护患者的权利，还要保护提供者和保险公司的权利，并扩展到军人和退伍军人。共和党则认为，该法案具有明显的政治动机，试图利用人们对体外受精权利可能被剥夺的担忧来争取选票。他们还认为，该法案过于宽泛，并且与他们关于生命始于受孕的立场相冲突。双方在法案的范围、执行机制以及对胚胎的处理方式上存在严重分歧，导致法案最终未能获得通过。

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The Senate blocked the Right to IVF Act, a bill aimed at federally protecting IVF access. Democrats argued for the bill's necessity due to state-level threats to IVF, while Republicans opposed it, citing its broad scope and potential for embryo discarding. The bill failed to reach the required 60 votes for a cloture vote.
  • The Senate blocked the Right to IVF Act for a second time.
  • Democrats and Republicans disagree on the scope and necessity of the bill.
  • Republicans cited concerns about the bill's impact on embryos and its broad reach.
  • Democrats argued that federal protection of IVF is crucial given state-level threats.

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Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode:

  • Senate Blocks Right to IVF Bill; Here's Why (0:48)

  • Pagers and Walkie-Talkies Detonate in Lebanon (5:21)

  • Quick Hitters: P. Diddy Appeals Bail Determination, Fed Makes Cut, Tupperware Files for Bankruptcy, DOJ Sues Ship Operators for More Than $100M (7:41)

  • Rumor Has It: What We Know About the ABC Whistleblower Affidavit (9:05)

  • Daily Critical Thinking Exercise (16:25)

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