Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) will almost certainly tout her support for IVF when she delivers her partys response to President Joe Bidens State of the Union address on Thursday.

Its easily been the most talked-about issue on Capitol Hill since last month, when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that a frozen embryo is a child. That unprecedented decision resulted in women being denied access to IVF, as fertility clinics across the state halted services out of fear they could be sued.

The Alabama governor hastily signed a new law on Wednesday to give legal immunity to IVF clinics, but the states messy situation has thrust IVF onto the national stage and forced Republicans to answer questions about whether they believe an embryo is a child and whether, by extension, destroying an embryo is homicide.

Britt, a young, conservative and pro-life woman considered a rising star in her party, embodies what the GOP wants people to see as its next generation of leaders. But when she addresses the nation on Thursday night, she will also be speaking as a U.S. senator from Alabama. And like virtually everyone in her party, Britt has refused to say if she agrees with her states decision to give a frozen embryo the same legal rights as a child.

HuffPost asked her office this week three times if she agrees with the Alabama courts ruling that embryos are children. No response.

She wouldnt answer this question in a statement she provided to a local news outlet last month , either. In that Feb. 22 story, Britt claimed that being pro-life and supporting access to IVF arent incompatible. She didnt explain why, though.