Politics 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
Nation Feb 23 Some Republicans voice doubt over Alabama’s IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity 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. By Christine Fernando, Associated Press
Nation Feb 23 Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo ruling When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, its chief justice had a higher authority in mind. By Peter Smith, Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press
Nation Feb 21 Watch 7:20 How an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children impacts IVF 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… By Stephanie Sy, Shoshana Dubnow
Politics Feb 20 Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos can be considered ‘children’ under state law Justices issued the ruling Friday in a pair of wrongful death cases brought by couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a fertility clinic. By Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Mar 09 Virginia judge rules human embryos are ‘chattel’ based on centuries-old slave laws By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press The preliminary opinion by Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard Gardiner is being criticized by some for wrongly and unnecessarily delving into a time in Virginia history when it was legally permissible to own human beings. Continue reading
May 31 How overturning Roe v. Wade could affect IVF By Jennifer Gerson, The 19th Different state’ definitions of personhood, designed with abortion in mind, may have legal ramifications for fertility treatment and embryos. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 6:02 This gene editing milestone raises big ethical questions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Breakthrough Set to Radically Change Stem Cell Debate Scientists reported Tuesday that they had succeeded in making human skin cells mimic embroynic stem cells, potentially bypassing the ethical debate over embryonic stem cell use. A cell biologist discusses the research behind the advance. Continue watching
Jun 06 Harvard Researchers Start Cloning Human Embryos with Private Funds By Admin, PBS News Hour Harvard researchers announced Tuesday that they have begun efforts to clone human embryos to create stem cells by using private funding to get around federal funding restrictions. Continue reading