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Mar 05

Alabama lawmakers close to approving protections for IVF providers

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Patients in Alabama shared stories of having upcoming embryo transfers abruptly canceled and their paths to parenthood thrown into in doubt.

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Mar 03

WATCH: Harris marks 59th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ at Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris is among those marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the day Alabama law officers attacked Civil Rights demonstrators on the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.

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Mar 01

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.

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Feb 29

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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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Feb 29

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.

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Feb 27

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.

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Feb 23

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.

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Feb 23

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.

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Feb 23

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.

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Feb 22

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.

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