Democrat wins Alabama swing seat by 25% amid controversy over abortion and IVF | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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A Democratic candidate won a swing seat in the Alabama state house by a whopping 25% margin in a race dominated by the controversy over Republican efforts to ban abortion and in-vitro fertilization. Marilyn Lands, who campaigned on a strongly pro-choice platform, won a special election to fill the suburban Huntsville 10th District, turning around […]
Read MoreSarah Stewart wins Republican candidacy for Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Sarah Stewart wins the Republican candidacy for Alabama Supreme Court Justice in Tuesday’s primary elections. Stewart received 61.6% of the vote while Bryan Taylor got 38.4%, according to the unofficial election night results from the Alabama Secretary of State’s office. Stewart currently serves on the Alabama Supreme Court as an associate […]
Read MoreLaredo Mayor responds to Supreme Court’s decision to enforce immigration law
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LAREDO, TX (CNN) – Texas will be allowed to enforce a contentious new immigration law while it works its way through the courts. The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for state officials to begin enforcing a controversial immigration law. That law known as SB-4 allows them to arrest and detain people they suspect of […]
Read MoreMoore beats Carl in Alabama battle of GOP House incumbents | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Posted March 5, 2024 at 11:51pm Rep. Barry Moore defeated fellow GOP Rep. Jerry Carl in the primary in Alabama’s 1st District Tuesday, bringing to a close a contentious member-vs.-member election. Moore led Carl by more than 3 percentage points when The Associated Press called the race at 11:49 p.m. Eastern time with an estimated […]
Read MoreSarah Stewart wins Republican race to lead Alabama Supreme Court, weeks after frozen embryo ruling | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republicans in Alabama chose Justice Sarah Stewart on Tuesday as their nominee to lead the state Supreme Court, which drew national attention last month for its decision to recognize frozen embryos as children. Stewart defeated Bryan Taylor, a former state senator and legal adviser to two governors, to secure the GOP […]
Read MoreAlabama 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 […]
Read MoreAlabama, Arkansas races to watch on Super Tuesday
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Tuesday night will be the beginning of the end of either Rep. Jerry Carl or Rep. Barry Moore’s House career, after redistricting pushed them into a faceoff for Alabama’s 1st District. Alabama adopted a new congressional map last year after the Supreme Court said the state needed to give African American voters a second district […]
Read MoreAlabama House passes bill to protect IVF | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Alabama’s GOP-controlled House voted Thursday to give doctors who provide in-vitro fertilization civil and criminal immunity for any death or damage to embryos. The chamber’s vote comes nearly two weeks after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children, igniting a national debate over how IVF is performed in the U.S. and putting […]
Read MoreRepublican senator blocks bill to protect IVF access after Alabama ruling | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
A Senate Republican has blocked legislation that would have federally protected access to in vitro fertilization (IVF). The bill, proposed by Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, came after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, prompting several clinics in the state to halt IVF treatments, which can involve […]
Read MoreWill 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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