The practice of in vitro fertilization, also known as IVF, played an unexpected role in the last election cycle, with candidates from both parties vowing to codify protections for the procedure.

President Donald Trump, who promised during the campaign that he would federally fund IVF or require health insurance to cover the practice, issued an executive order this week asking advisers to recommend policies that would reduce expenses for IVF and safeguard access.

The newfound favorability toward IVF from the Republicans comes despite the fact that the procedure usually involves discarding, freezing, or selectively aborting fertilized embryos deemed unwanted or unviable by parents and doctors, an affront to the image of God in man.

Beyond the policy debate, Jon Speed, the pastor of missions and evangelism at By The Word Baptist Church in Azle, Texas, is leading congregants to follow their convictions with action.