New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
Read full article: New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflictsA bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every classroom in public schools and colleges.
Senate Republicans block bill on womenās right to IVF as Democrats make push on reproductive care
Read full article: Senate Republicans block bill on womenās right to IVF as Democrats make push on reproductive careSenate Republicans have blocked legislation that would make it a right nationwide for women to access in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments.
Medical groups urge Alabama Supreme Court to revisit frozen embryo ruling
Read full article: Medical groups urge Alabama Supreme Court to revisit frozen embryo rulingGroups representing Alabama doctors and hospitals are urging the state Supreme Court to revisit a decision equating frozen embryos to children.
Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state
Read full article: Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the stateMore than 200 in vitro fertilization patients have gathered at the Alabama Statehouse to urge lawmakers to find some way to restore IVF services in the state.
Florida lawmaker pulls bill on wrongful death of unborn children after Alabama IVF ruling
Read full article: Florida lawmaker pulls bill on wrongful death of unborn children after Alabama IVF rulingA Florida bill to allow people to file wrongful death lawsuits over the death of a fetus is being shelved because of the political fallout from an Alabama Supreme Court decision that frozen embryos are legally protected children.
Alabama IVF patients describe heartbreak, anger after ruling
Read full article: Alabama IVF patients describe heartbreak, anger after rulingIn vitro fertilization patients in Alabama described the heartbreak and anger after a state court decision that called into question the future of IVF in the state.
Some Republicans are voicing doubt over Alabama IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity
Read full article: Some Republicans are voicing doubt over Alabama IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunityDemocrats and reproductive rights groups are seizing on a ruling this week by the Alabama Supreme Court that plunges the future of access to in vitro fertilization, commonly known as IVF, into uncertainty.
More Alabama IVF providers pause treatment after court ruling on frozen embryos
Read full article: More Alabama IVF providers pause treatment after court ruling on frozen embryosMore in vitro fertilization providers in Alabama have paused parts of their treatment after the state Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos are legally considered children.
Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
Read full article: Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are childrenA large Alabama hospital has paused in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers weigh the impact of a state court ruling that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children.
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are 'children' under state law
Read full article: Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are 'children' under state lawThe Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos created during fertility treatments should be considered children under state law.
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Alabama court clears way for suit over Texas womanās death
Read full article: Alabama court clears way for suit over Texas womanās deathThe Alabama Supreme Court is clearing the way for a lawsuit over the death of a Texas woman who killed herself after claiming she was raped while attending the University of Alabama.
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Alabama seeks to be 1st state to execute an inmate this year
Read full article: Alabama seeks to be 1st state to execute an inmate this yearThis undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Willie B. Smith III. It was unclear if the scheduled execution of Willie B. Smith III would proceed late Thursday night. The Alabama attorney general's office in court filings disputed that Smith is disabled and called it a last-minute delaying maneuver. AdIn the past, Alabama routinely brought in a prison chaplain who would pray with an inmate if requested. Smith took no offered meals on Thursday but did have a soda and a bag of potato chips, Alabama Department of Corrections spokeswoman Samantha Rose said.