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Here’s what to know about the latest court rulings, data and legislation on abortion in the U.S.

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

A judge in Montana ruled against restrictions in one of several developments this week on how abortion works in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Women share personal experiences with IVF and views on Alabama court ruling

By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow

Lawmakers in Alabama are working to quickly pass bills to protect IVF clinics and providers after a state Supreme Court decision ruled that an embryo created through IVF should be considered a person. We hear from women who are affected…

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Alabama lawmakers rush to restore IVF services after court ruling

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Three IVF providers in Alabama paused services after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos were considered "extrauterine children" under the state wrongful death law.

WATCH: Vice President Harris will mark ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary in Selma, White House says

By Associated Press

Harris will speak as part of the annual remembrance on the bridge where, on March 7, 1965, white state troopers attacked Black voting rights marchers attempting to cross.

Trump says he ‘strongly supports’ IVF and calls on Alabama lawmakers to protect access

By Jill Colvin, Meg Kinnard, Michelle L. Price, Bill Barrow, Associated Press

The comments come after a ruling by the all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. Since then, several clinics in the state have announced pauses on IVF services.

Some Republicans voice doubt over Alabama’s IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

Some Republicans joined Democrats in expressing alarm over a ruling this week by the Alabama Supreme Court that jeopardized future access to in vitro fertilization.

Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo ruling

By Peter Smith, Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press

When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, its chief justice had a higher authority in mind.

A 2nd Alabama IVF provider pauses parts of its program after court ruling on frozen embryos

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Alabama Fertility Services said in a statement Thursday that has "made the impossibly difficult decision to hold new IVF treatments due to the legal risk to our clinic and our embryologists.

How an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children impacts IVF

By Stephanie Sy, Shoshana Dubnow

A decision from the Alabama Supreme Court has alarmed doctors, patients and reproductive rights advocates. The court ruled that frozen embryos, created through in vitro fertilization, are legally children and thus protected. The designation of personhood could have significant repercussions…

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Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to define man and woman based on reproductive anatomy

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Supporters say it gives necessary guidance to the courts in interpreting existing laws. Opponents say it would further erode the rights of transgender people in Alabama.