GoKawiilHeritage Foundation Analyst Emma Waters Pushes Conservative Fertility Tech Policy
Emma Waters, 28, joined the Heritage Foundation in 2022 as an analyst covering reproductive and fertility technology, writing policy briefs and op-eds and advising lawmakers on issues like embryo screening, IVF and surrogacy. In 2023 she appeared on Fox News warning that Chinese-linked surrogacy arrangements using American surrogates posed a national security risk, well before mainstream outlets covered the topic.
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Waters' work suggests a shift within conservative policy circles from abortion-centered debates toward broader scrutiny of assisted reproduction technologies such as IVF, embryo screening and surrogacy. Her early framing of surrogacy as a national security issue indicates how fertility policy could become entangled with geopolitical rhetoric about China, potentially shaping future legislation or political messaging. Her rise at Heritage, an organization tied to Project 2025, hints that fertility tech could become a more prominent front in conservative policymaking.
- Emma Waters joined the Heritage Foundation in 2022 to focus specifically on fertility technology policy.
- She raised national security concerns about Chinese-linked surrogacy arrangements as early as 2023.
- Her work reflects a broader conservative pivot from abortion-only debates toward wider reproductive technology issues.
Source: wired.com — Emi Nietfeld, 2026-09-23
Published there as: “She’s 28, Loves God and Her Family, and Might Be the Reason You Can’t Have Kids”
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