‘Embryos same as children’: How a US court judgment impacts IVF, poses a problem for Republicans | Explained News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
A February 16 ruling of the Alabama Supreme Court in the US, which said frozen embryos are akin to children, has raised questions on in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in the political battle over reproductive rights in the country. In US politics, the debate over abortion is framed in terms of positions such as “pro-choice” and “pro-life”. […]
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Why Katie Britt Is Responding to Biden’s State of the Union | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The junior senator from Alabama. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images It’s not unusual for the party that does not control the White House to choose a fresh face to respond to the president’s State of the Union address. And for Republicans, a party with a poor reputation for diversity, it’s even less unusual to ensure that […]
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U.S. Senate Republican blocks legislation protecting in vitro fertilization • Nebraska Examiner | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON — U.S. Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi blocked a bill from passing Wednesday that would have preserved access to in vitro fertilization nationwide, stalling a push by Democrats following a landmark Alabama state Supreme Court decision. The court ruled earlier this month that frozen embryos counted as children under state law and that […]
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Alabama’s Britt blasts Biden on economy, immigration in GOP State of the Union reply • Nebraska Examiner | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
First-term U.S. Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday night and laid blame on Biden for a host of national and international crises — what she said is chaos at the border, in cities, in the economy and among U.S. allies. Britt stuck […]
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Alabama Senator Silent On Her State Calling Embryos ‘Children’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) will almost certainly tout her support for IVF when she delivers her party’s response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday. It’s 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 […]
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U.S. Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama to deliver GOP response to State of the Union • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama will deliver the Republican rebuttal following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address to Congress on March 7. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana said Thursday that Britt will share her story as a mother and as the first woman elected to serve Alabama in the […]
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Iowa House Passes ‘Personhood’ Bill Critics Say Would Threaten IVF | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Topline Iowa’s state House of Representatives approved a bill this week that would impose strict penalties for the death of “unborn” children, as Democrats rail against the measure, warning it could threaten in-vitro fertilization following Alabama’s landmark court decision. personhood bill heads to the GOP-controlled Senate and is likely to head to Gov. Kim Reynold’s […]
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Sarah Stewart wins Republican nomination for Alabama chief justice • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Sarah Stewart, an associate justice on the Alabama Supreme Court, won the Republican nomination for Alabama Chief Justice on Tuesday, defeating former Sen. Bryan Taylor. As of 10 p.m., Stewart had 255,123 votes (62%) in unofficial returns listed on the Alabama Secretary of State’s website. Taylor had 157,500 votes (38%). “I am so grateful to […]
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Your guide to Tuesday’s primaries in Alabama • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
Alabama voters go to the polls today to select Democratic and Republican nominees for state and federal offices. Below is a brief guide to the races. When are polls open in Alabama? Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can find your polling place and registration status here. What do I need to […]
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Alabama Republicans to vote on nominee for chief justice, weeks after court’s frozen embryo ruling | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Republicans will choose who they want to replace the retiring chief justice of the state Supreme Court, which last month drew national attention for its decision to recognize frozen embryos as children. The ruling raised has concerns about civil liabilities for fertility clinics, and three major providers announced a pause […]
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