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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U.S. Senate Republican blocks legislation protecting in vitro fertilization • Rhode Island Current | #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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U.S. Senate Republican blocks legislation protecting in vitro fertilization • Alabama Reflector | #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 Supreme Court decision. The court ruled earlier this month that frozen embryos counted as children under state law and parents could […]
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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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Republican Blocks IVF Bill Because It Could Lead to ‘Human-Animal Chimeras’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
A Republican senator has blocked a bill to safeguard in vitro fertilization access because of fears of human cloning and the creation of “chimeras.” The Context “It would legalize the creation of human-animal chimeras,” Hyde-Smith said of the bill on the Senate floor on February 28. Sen. Tammy Duckworth had sought to implement the bill […]
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Republican 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 […]
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U.S. Senate Republican blocks legislation protecting in vitro fertilization
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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Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would protect access to in vitro fertilization, objecting to a vote on the issue Wednesday even after widespread backlash to a recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that threatens the practice. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Mississippi Republican, objected to a request for a vote by […]
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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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