IVF risks could increase after Alabama’s frozen embryo ruling | #elections | #alabama
Alabama lawmakers and Gov. Kay Ivey agreed to protect in vitro fertilization providers from legal liability Wednesday, more than two weeks after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law and touched off immediate backlash. IVF quickly became a talking point for former President Donald Trump, who said […]
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Alabama passes law to protect IVF providers from lawsuits | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state, Alabama’s governor swiftly signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill after it was approved in a late-night […]
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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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Alabama Sen. Katie Britt to deliver Republican rebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI/WBMA) — Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama will be delivering the Republican party’s rebuttal following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday night. Britt was sworn in as Alabama’s first elected female senator in 2023 and is the youngest Republican woman to ever serve in the Senate. Gov. Kay Ivey […]
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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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Ivey says ‘now is the time’ for a statewide vote on lottery and gambling bills | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey called Tuesday night for the creation of a limited school voucher program and announced support for two controversial measures before lawmakers this year: gambling legislation and absentee ballot restrictions. Lawmakers kicked off the 2024 legislative session with key votes on gambling, elections and education looming. Ivey used […]
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WAFF, sister stations across Alabama, to carry 2024 State of the State address live | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF) – WAFF 48 will cover Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s seventh State of the State Address live on Tuesday, Feb. 6th, along with the leading stations throughout the rest of Alabama that are also owned by parent company Gray Television. Those stations include WBRC (Birmingham), WSFA (Montgomery), WALA (Mobile – Pensacola), and WTVY […]
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Alabama lawmakers refuse to create 2nd majority-Black congressional district | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice and trigger a renewed battle over the state’s political map. Lawmakers in the Republican-dominated House and Senate instead passed a […]
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Etowah County Republican Party passes resolution urging Alabama Public Library Service to withdraw from American Library Association | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
[Photo Credit: Pexels] The Etowah County Republican Party is the latest conservative group to voice concerns about the state of libraries in this country and express concerns that the institutions are being used to indoctrinate children in age-inappropriate sexually explicit content. The group is calling for Alabama’s libraries to disaffiliate from the American Library Association (ALA). At their November meeting, the […]
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John Wahl thanks Kay Ivey for her recommendations to the library board | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
[Photo Credit: Pexels] Alabama Public Library Service Board member John Wahl released a statement thanking Alabama Governor Kay Ivey for her efforts to protect children from sexually explicit content and her recommendations to the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) Board at Thursday’s APLS Board meeting. Governor Ivey’s proposed amendments moved forward after a motion from Wahl and a unanimous vote in […]
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