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Arkansas

David Pryor, Former Arkansas Governor and Senator, Dies At 89

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the state’s most beloved political figures and remained active in public service in the state long after he left office, has died. He was 89. Pryor, who went undercover to investigate nursing homes while a congressman, died […]

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Alabama

GOP Response to State of the Union: Biden Called ‘Dithering and Diminished’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Sitting at her kitchen table in Alabama, Sen. Katie Britt called President Joe Biden a “dithering and diminished leader” and warned of a bleak American future under his presidency in the Republican rebuttal to his State of the Union address Thursday evening. The first-term Alabama Republican, the youngest woman in the Senate, delivered a stinging […]

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Alabama

Alabama Lawmakers Rush to Get IVF Services Restarted | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Alabama lawmakers rushed to protect in vitro fertilization services Thursday after fertility clinics shut down in the wake of a state court ruling that frozen embryos are children under the state wrongful death law. Facing public pressure to get IVF services resumed in the state, lawmakers advanced legislation that would extend lawsuit […]

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Alabama

Lawmakers Call to Protect IVF After Alabama Ruling | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Lawmakers across the country are scrambling to safeguard access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) after several clinics in Alabama paused treatments over a recent state supreme court ruling that classified frozen embryos as children. The controversial decision by Alabama’s top court effectively opened the door for legal action against those who discard frozen embryos during […]

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Alabama

Trump Voices Strong Support for IVF | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Jill Colvin/AP February 23, 2024 3:17 PM EST COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he would “strongly support the availability of IVF” and called on lawmakers in Alabama to preserve access to the procedure. It was his first comments after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that led some providers to suspend […]

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