Media Matters searched transcripts in the SnapStream video database for all original programming on Fox News Channel for the term “block” or any variation of the term “vote” within close proximity of any of the terms “Republican,” “Senate,” “Baptist,” “convention,” or “faith” and also within close proximity of any of the terms “IVF,” “in vitro,” or “embryo” or any variation of any of the terms “fertility,” “reproductive,” or “contraceptive” from June 12, 2024, when the U.S. Southern Baptist Convention voted to condemn the practice of storing surplus embryos for in vitro fertilization, to 3 p.m. ET June 14, 2024.
We timed segments, which we defined as instances when the U.S. Southern Baptist Convention’s vote to condemn the practice of storing surplus embryos for IVF or the U.S. Senate Republicans’ vote blocking an IVF-access bill was the stated topic of discussion or when we found significant discussion of either vote. We defined significant discussion as instances when two or more speakers in a multitopic segment discussed either vote with one another.
We also timed mentions, which we defined as instances when a single speaker in a segment on another topic mentioned either vote without another speaker in the segment engaging with the comment, and teasers, which we defined as instances when the anchor or host promoted a segment about either vote scheduled to air later in the broadcast.
We rounded all times to the nearest minute.
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