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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Tuberville & GOP Are Tripping All Over Alabama IVF Decision | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The senator from “Huh?” Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images Senator Tommy Tuberville is not known for being a particularly deep thinker on public-policy issues, much less the vexed and metaphysical question of when life begins. He is, however, a proud foot soldier of the anti-abortion movement; he spent months blocking routine military promotions in an effort […]
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U.S. Senate Republican blocks legislation protecting in vitro fertilization • Alaska Beacon | #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 parents […]
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Democrats press GOP on IVF after Alabama ruling | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Democrats are going on offense over access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), looking to hold Republicans’ feet to the fire and force them to answer uncomfortable questions about the full impact of fetal personhood. In the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, Republicans have publicly spoken up to say they fully support IVF. But […]
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Who’s not discussing the Alabama IVF ruling? State judicial candidates. • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama
The Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling declaring frozen embryos human beings set off an uproar in the state and around the nation. But one group has remained largely silent on the issue. The Alabama Reflector reached out to judicial candidates at all appellate levels, including chief justice, about the Feb. 16 ruling. Nearly all declined comments […]
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Republican-controlled Alabama legislature passes bills to protect IVF | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
(Reuters) -Alabama’s Republican-led legislature on Thursday passed bills aimed at protecting the IVF industry after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered children, prompting at least three Alabama providers to halt the fertility procedure. A bill passed the Senate 34-0, with one member abstaining, after the House measure passed 94-6. Governor […]
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Warren says IVF will be ‘on the ballot’ in 2024 after Alabama ruling | #elections | #alabama
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) argued Friday that in vitro fertilization (IVF) and abortion are “on the ballot” in November after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are people, leading to multiple health systems in the state to halt their IVF treatments. “I just want to keep front and center in my heart and […]
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Alabama Republicans Display Shocking Hypocrisy on IVF With New Bill | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
In a transparent attempt to salvage votes, Alabama Republicans have introduced a bill that would save in vitro fertilization across the state—but only until after the upcoming election. On Tuesday, the Alabama legislature introduced Senate Bill 159, which would grant third-party fertility clinics immunity from IVF lawsuits. The measure follows a devastating ruling issued by […]
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Alabama IVF ruling: Senate Democrats, led by Duckworth, to force vote on protecting IVF access nationwide | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Senate Democrats on Wednesday aim to force Republicans to take a public stand in the controversy over in vitro fertilization by requiring them to either support or oppose legislation led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth — a measure that would establish a statutory right to access assistive reproductive technologies, including IVF, in the wake of the […]
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Will Alabama’s IVF ruling hurt Republicans in 2024? | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
What’s happening Late last week, several Republican politicians came out in support of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and voiced their opposition to an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos used in the procedure should be considered “children” under state law. “I strongly support the availability of IVF for couples who are trying to have a […]
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