Democrat Flips Seat in Alabama House After Running on Abortion Rights | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Marilyn Lands, a Democratic candidate for a state House seat in Alabama, won a special election on Tuesday, defeating Republican Teddy Powell. Lands focused her campaign on reproductive rights, including support for access to in vitro fertilization and abortion. The election was for a seat in Madison City, and it was previously held by a […]
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Alabama’s Britt blasts Biden on economy, immigration in GOP State of the Union reply • Louisiana Illuminator | #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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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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Arkansas health care workers support national call to protect IVF • Arkansas Advocate
Arkansas doctors have joined a nationwide network of health care professionals working to protect in vitro fertilization access in the wake of last month’s Alabama Supreme Court ruling that paused IVF services in the state. Healthcare Workers for Reproductive Freedom formally launched its Save IVF campaign last week with the release of a letter signed […]
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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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U.S. Senate Republican blocks legislation protecting in vitro fertilization • Georgia Recorder | #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 could collect […]
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Republican-led Alabama Legislature Passes Bill to Protect IVF | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Alabama’s Republican-led legislature on Thursday passed a bill 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. The bill passed the Senate 34-0, with one member abstaining, after passing the House by a vote […]
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Trump comes out against Alabama IVF ruling as national Republicans scramble for distance • Louisiana Illuminator | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Former President Donald Trump called on Alabama lawmakers Friday to “find an immediate solution” to remedy a state Supreme Court ruling that threatened the availability of in vitro fertilization, and national Republicans running for Congress sought to distance themselves from the Alabama decision as well. In a post to his social media site, Truth Social, […]
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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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Bi-partisan legislation seeks to guarantee IVF protections in SC • Arkansas Advocate
COLUMBIA — Legislation intending to ensure in vitro fertilization remains an option for South Carolina women trying to get pregnant was introduced this week as a reaction to an Alabama court ruling that put IVF programs there on hold. Bills introduced in both the House and Senate, mostly by Democrats, explicitly protect the fertility treatments, […]
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