 In court, the state's lawyers argued that they interpret the law to allow IVF and destruction of embryos in private clinics. But it's a point lawmakers themselves disagree on. They haven't passed any explicit protections. Sharon Hortiz is a cantor at a Louisville synagogue and a board member of the Kentucky Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. According to the Talmud, life begins at birth, not at conception. She says far-right religious groups have tried to define what religiosity means for everyone when it comes to abortion policy.