This week was a busy one for our policy and legal team at the Minnesota State Capitol. Rebecca Delahunt, our Director of Public Policy, and Renee Carlson, General Counsel of our True North Legal initiative, testified in several committee hearings, submitted written testimony, and brought expert testifiers to still more hearings!

Why such a busy week? Unfortunately, it’s because the pace of bad bills we’re seeing at the Capitol is increasing. Here’s everything that we engaged in at the Capitol this week.

You may have seen news stories in the last few days in reaction to an Alabama Supreme Court ruling in a case involving in vitro fertilization (IVF). It’s an issue that impacts a lot of sensitivities and brings up significant ethical questions. And, it is something that I, as an IVF baby, am deeply invested in. But my opinions may surprise you. 

First, before we can talk about IVF, a quick word on what it actually is. Simply put, IVF harvests a mature egg and artificially fertilizes it in a lab with sperm. That fertilized egg, now an embryo, is transferred to the uterus of the mother or a surrogate. 

Now, back to my story. I am incredibly thankful to be alive. I grew up with wonderful, loving parents and never doubted for a second that I was wanted and loved. 

On this Thanksgiving, as I reflect on my twenty years at the helm of Minnesota Family Council, I’m so grateful to God for His many blessings to this ministry over the years. But there’s one defining blessing that stands out among them, that I’d like to share with you.

On an otherwise ordinary day early in my tenure as CEO of Minnesota Family Council, I received a message from our attorney that left me stunned.

I promptly called the chairman of our board to inform him of what I’d heard. Getting his voicemail, I left the following message: “You know the expression, ‘If you were accused of being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?’ Well, I was just told by our attorney that there isn’t enough evidence to convict MFC.”

Almost immediately, the board chair called me back, exclaiming, “You’ve got my attention!”