economic anxieties frame ivf as a luxury, fueling resentment.
a high-profile clinic scandal involving embryo viability or genetic mishaps acts as a critical juncture.
this event allows religious conservatives focused on embryo status to find common ground with eco-centric groups wary of unnatural reproduction and feminist critiques of bodily commodification.

weaponized narratives emphasize embryo destruction and perceived dangers of genetic selection.
advances in gene editing technology get conflated with ivf to stoke eugenic fears.
political opportunists amplify these fears, portraying ivf as an elitist, dangerous practice.

successful local restrictions create precedent.
this pressure pushes for national limitations on embryo creation or genetic screening.
second-order effects intensify debates around genetic research, surrogacy, and prenatal screening, chilling scientific progress.