Trump says he supports IVF following Alabama embryo ruling
10 months ago

Trump says he supports IVF following Alabama embryo ruling

Associated Press  

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Former President Donald Trump said he would “strongly support the availability of IVF” and called on lawmakers in Alabama to preserve access to the treatment that has become a new flashpoint in the 2024 presidential election. AP AUDIO: Ahead of South Carolina primary, Trump says he strongly supports IVF after Alabama court ruling AP correspondent Ed Donahue says the Repblican presidential front runner is speaking out about IVF. Trump and Haley were campaigning Friday ahead of Saturday’s South Carolina Republican presidential primary, in which the former president is the overwhelming favorite, despite Haley having been twice elected South Carolina governor. Republicans’ Senate campaign committee leaders acknowledged the stakes with an open memo Friday warning that the Alabama case “is fodder for Democrats hoping to manipulate the abortion issue for electoral gain.” The memo included talking points for Republican Senate candidates, with “Express Support for IVF” topping the list of recommendations.

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Trump Claims to Be the 'Father of IVF,' Sparks Reproductive Rights Debate
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump Claims to Be the 'Father of IVF,' Sparks Reproductive Rights Debate

Live Mint  

Former US President Donald Trump continues to make controversial claims about his role in the advancement of reproductive rights. During a rally in Nevada, Trump declared himself the 'father of IVF' and emphasized his support for making IVF accessible. However, the Democratic campaign has refuted these claims, highlighting the potential impact of Trump's policies on reproductive rights. The issue has …

Election 2024: Trump's pitch to women voters on abortion and IVF is grotesque, but it makes sense.
2 months ago

Election 2024: Trump's pitch to women voters on abortion and IVF is grotesque, but it makes sense.

Slate  

What, most politicians ask themselves, do women want? Trump’s Republican Party is also the best on IVF, he said, better than Democrats—and in fact, he, Trump, is the “father of IVF,” an absurd claim he boasted three separate times. But it’s really clear that Trump knows how bad Republicans look on this—and he credited the “fantastically attractive” Sen. Katie Britt …

Donald Trump claims to be ‘father of IVF’ as he woos women voters
2 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump claims to be ‘father of IVF’ as he woos women voters

The Telegraph  

Donald Trump has claimed to be the “father of IVF” in his latest effort to court female voters. Kamala Harris said those comments were “quite bizarre”, adding: “What he should take responsibility for is that couples who are praying and hoping and working toward growing a family have been so disappointed and harmed by the fact that IVF treatments have …

Donald Trump calls himself the 'father of IVF' in attempt to court female voters in Georgia
2 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump calls himself the 'father of IVF' in attempt to court female voters in Georgia

ABC  

Donald Trump has sought to court female voters in a crucial voting bloc by saying he is the "father of IVF" and flagging potential changes to abortion bans. The Republican nominee was speaking at an all-female Fox Town Hall in Cumming, Georgia, when he was asked by a voter whether abortion bans would affect access to in-vitro fertilisation and other …

Donald Trump’s wild IVF “father” boast at the Fox News women’s issues town hall.
2 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump’s wild IVF “father” boast at the Fox News women’s issues town hall.

Slate  

This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. “I’m the father of IVF.” —Donald Trump, speaking at a women’s issues town hall event on Fox News. As Faulkner indicated that IVF would be the topic of the next question, Trump jumped in: “Ah, …

In vitro fertilization bills from both Democrats and GOP blocked in U.S. Senate
3 months ago

In vitro fertilization bills from both Democrats and GOP blocked in U.S. Senate

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — The closely divided U.S. Senate gridlocked Tuesday over the best way to provide nationwide protections for in vitro fertilization, despite lawmakers from both political parties maintaining they want to do so. “We’re going to be mandating that the insurance company pay.” Alabama ruling Democrats began speaking at length about preserving access to IVF earlier this year after the …

'Sorry political attempt': Republican senator blasts Schumer over 'show vote'
3 months, 1 week ago

'Sorry political attempt': Republican senator blasts Schumer over 'show vote'

Raw Story  

With Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer preparing to call a vote on a bill to protect the right to in vitro fertilization nationwide, Sen. Markwayne Mullin posted a statement on X in which he expressed support for the right to IVF — but blasted Schumer for trying to put it to a vote. "Senate Republicans stand united in our support …

'I'm not even sure he can spell IVF': Tammy Duckworth doubts Trump on reproductive rights
3 months, 1 week ago

'I'm not even sure he can spell IVF': Tammy Duckworth doubts Trump on reproductive rights

Raw Story  

Sen. Tammy Duckworth blamed former President Donald Trump for undermining families' access to in vitro fertilization. "But now, thanks to Donald Trump, that right to get reproductive care is at risk for millions of women across this great nation." "Look, I doubt that Donald Trump even knows what the acronym IVF stands for," she continued. "Heck, I'm not even sure …

Republicans block Democratic bill on IVF protections
3 months, 1 week ago

Republicans block Democratic bill on IVF protections

Politico  

Sen. John Cornyn, a member of GOP leadership, called it a “cynical show vote” and criticized Democrats for not allowing Republicans to offer amendments. The vote also came on the heels of former President Donald Trump pitching himself as “a leader on fertilization, IVF” in his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, and pledging on the campaign trail to make …

​Trump’s​ 'desperate' and 'half-baked' IVF proposal incompatible with platform: columnist
3 months, 3 weeks ago

​Trump’s​ 'desperate' and 'half-baked' IVF proposal incompatible with platform: columnist

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance, has been drawing widespread criticism not only for his attacks on "childless cat ladies" and "childless Democrats" who have decided against having children, but also, for his insensitivity to couples who have struggled with fertility. Trump, meanwhile, has responded to the IVF controversy by campaigning on free IVF treatments for women — a …

Trump's surprise IVF plan sparks division in GOP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's surprise IVF plan sparks division in GOP

Raw Story  

Republican lawmakers appear to be seriously divided about the new policy proposal from Donald Trump to force insurance companies to fully fund fertility treatments or have the government pay for it. That, paired with his claim he wouldn't support Florida's six-week abortion ban, might be why many Republican lawmakers aren't rushing to embrace Trump's new policy, the Independent reports. Anti-abortion …

Trump’s IVF proposal: Tom Cotton and Lindsey Graham reveal Republican party’s split
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s IVF proposal: Tom Cotton and Lindsey Graham reveal Republican party’s split

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Republicans took different positions on Trump’s proposal to force insurance …

After years of flip-flopping, Trump weighs in on his abortion vote
3 months, 3 weeks ago

After years of flip-flopping, Trump weighs in on his abortion vote

NPR  

After years of flip-flopping, Trump weighs in on his abortion vote SCOTT DETROW, HOST: When Donald Trump first ran for president, he did so promising to appoint conservative Supreme Court justices, justices who would overturn the right to abortion access in the United States. DETROW: Let's talk about Donald Trump, who is voting in Florida this year but also running …

Why nobody believes Trump’s flip-flop on abortion and IVF
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why nobody believes Trump’s flip-flop on abortion and IVF

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He responded by saying the state’s six-week ban …

Trump wants to make the GOP a ‘leader’ on IVF. Republicans’ actions make that a tough sell
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump wants to make the GOP a ‘leader’ on IVF. Republicans’ actions make that a tough sell

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s vow to promote in vitro fertilization by forcing health insurance companies or the federal government to pay for the treatments is at odds with the actions of much of his own party. Even as the Republican Party has attempted to create a national narrative that it’s receptive of in vitro fertilization, many Republicans …

'Frightened' Trump's IVF for all proposal brutally skewered by analyst on Morning Joe
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Frightened' Trump's IVF for all proposal brutally skewered by analyst on Morning Joe

Raw Story  

Reacting to Donald Trump's latest position on abortion and his out-of-the-blue proposals to either have the government pay for in vitro fertilization treatments or force insurance companies to pay for them, a political analyst on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" ridiculed his motivations. In a clip shared on Friday morning, Trump was seen stating, "I'm announcing today in a major statement that …

Trump claims IVF will be paid for under his administration: ‘We want more babies’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump claims IVF will be paid for under his administration: ‘We want more babies’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But at his Michigan rally on Thursday, Trump said: “I am announcing today that …

'Want more babies': Trump pledges to fund IVF treatments, appears to favour abortion rights | WATCH
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Want more babies': Trump pledges to fund IVF treatments, appears to favour abortion rights | WATCH

India TV News  

Washington: Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has promised to fund in-vitro fertilisation treatments in an apparent attempt to woo women voters, adding that government or insurance companies to pay for IVF fertility treatments in the country. Trump's announcement comes in the wake of a controversial ruling by Alabama Supreme Court in February that said embryos created …

Donald Trump promises free IVF for women, criticises six-week abortion ban
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump promises free IVF for women, criticises six-week abortion ban

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump has pledged to make in vitro fertilisation treatment free for all women and criticised a six-week abortion ban in Florida, the latest bid by the Republican to rebrand himself as a defender of reproductive rights. In an interview with NBC News earlier on Thursday, Trump said that a six-week limit on abortion signed by the Republican Governor of …

Trump's recent comments on abortion alarm opponents of reproductive rights
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's recent comments on abortion alarm opponents of reproductive rights

NPR  

Trump's recent comments on abortion alarm opponents of reproductive rights In several recent statements, former President Donald Trump appears to be backpedaling on his opposition to abortion. Several of Trump's recent comments on abortion and the procedure IVF are raising concerns among some abortion rights opponents who've supported him. CHANG: OK, so how would you encapsulate Trump's message on reproductive …

Trump says Florida’s six-week abortion ban is ‘too short’ and suggests he will vote to amend it
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump says Florida’s six-week abortion ban is ‘too short’ and suggests he will vote to amend it

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trump, who is registered to vote in Florida, told NBC News on Thursday that …

Trump Suggests He Will Support Florida’s Pro-Choice Amendment
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump Suggests He Will Support Florida’s Pro-Choice Amendment

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly bragged about his role in overturning Roe v. Wade, seemed to suggest on Thursday that he will vote in favor of Florida’s pro-choice amendment that will be in front of voters in November. “I think the six weeks is too short, it has to be more time,” Trump told NBC …

Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment, but offers no specifics
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment, but offers no specifics

LA Times  

Former President Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free, but he did not say how he would fund his plan or how it would work. “I’m announcing today in a major statement that under the Trump administration, your government will pay for — or your insurance company will be mandated to …

Tim Walz’s personal story spotlights IVF. That could be a problem for Republicans.
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tim Walz’s personal story spotlights IVF. That could be a problem for Republicans.

Politico  

“This is very personal for my wife and I,” Walz told a crowd of 12,000 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The phone would ring, tenseness in my stomach, and then the agony when you heard the treatments hadn’t worked.” That a 60-year-old man running to be vice president would share such an intimate anecdote on the campaign trail is a cue …

More than 6 in 10 U.S. adults support protecting access to IVF, AP-NORC poll finds
5 months, 1 week ago

More than 6 in 10 U.S. adults support protecting access to IVF, AP-NORC poll finds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Relatively few Americans fully endorse the idea that a fertilized egg should have the same rights as a pregnant woman. “I just don’t want people to be having more trouble to access IVF; it’s already hard enough.” But the poll found that about 3 in 10 Americans say that the statement “human life begins at conception, so a …

A Republican’s IVF-Ban Amendment Is the Last Thing the GOP Needs Right Now
54 years, 11 months ago

A Republican’s IVF-Ban Amendment Is the Last Thing the GOP Needs Right Now

Slate  

This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. “If you are opposed to abortion, you should be opposed to the practice of IVF.” —Montana Rep. Matt Rosendale, after submitting an amendment to a spending bill that would ban taxpayer funds from going to …

“He is just getting started": Another Trump presidency could totally destroy reproductive freedom
6 months ago

“He is just getting started": Another Trump presidency could totally destroy reproductive freedom

Salon  

Donald Trump continues to brag about almost single-handedly demolishing Roe v. Wade, the constitutional right to an abortion that was thrown out by the Supreme Court on June, 24 2022. But Alarcón explained that Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have in fact “done more to protect reproductive freedom than any other administration,” arguing that the contrast between the Biden …

Senator runs campaign ad about his daughter’s IVF — 24 hours after voting against it
6 months, 1 week ago

Senator runs campaign ad about his daughter’s IVF — 24 hours after voting against it

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Republican Senator has spent seven figures on a campaign …

Senate Republicans block bill on women’s right to IVF as Democrats make push on reproductive care
6 months, 1 week ago

Senate Republicans block bill on women’s right to IVF as Democrats make push on reproductive care

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would make it a right nationwide for women to access in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer forced a vote on the matter Thursday in an effort to drive an election-year contrast on reproductive care. “After the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that a frozen embryo is the …

Donald Trump urges anti-abortion Christian group to stand up for ‘innocent life’
6 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump urges anti-abortion Christian group to stand up for ‘innocent life’

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump on Monday urged a staunchly anti-abortion Christian group to stand up for “innocent life,” ambiguously revisiting an issue that Democrats want to make a focus of this year’s presidential election. Donald Trump urges anti-abortion Christian group to stand up for ‘innocent life’ The former president and presumptive Republican nominee’s pre-recorded message praised the work of those attending the …

Donald Trump tells a group that calls for banning all abortions to stand up for ‘innocent life’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump tells a group that calls for banning all abortions to stand up for ‘innocent life’

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Donald Trump on Monday urged a staunchly anti-abortion Christian group to stand up for “innocent life,” ambiguously revisiting an issue that Democrats want to make a focus of this year’s presidential election. H. Sharayah Colter, spokesperson for The Danbury Institute, said in a statement that the presidential race was a “binary choice” and said Trump has “demonstrated a …

Trump tells staunchly antiabortion group to stand up for ‘innocent life’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump tells staunchly antiabortion group to stand up for ‘innocent life’

LA Times  

Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Phoenix this month. H. Sharayah Colter, spokesperson for the Danbury Institute, said in a statement that the presidential race was a “binary choice” and said Trump has “demonstrated a willingness to protect the value of life even when politically unpopular.” And Mohler, who leads the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., …

Column: Ted Cruz and Katie Britt claim to be protecting IVF with a new bill. Don’t believe them
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Ted Cruz and Katie Britt claim to be protecting IVF with a new bill. Don’t believe them

LA Times  

Ever since the Supreme Court upended reproductive health rights in its 2022 Dobbs decision, antiabortion activists have been trying to make the case that the decision won’t have the dire effect on women and their families that its critics foresaw. She asks whether the Alabama ruling means that “genetic testing should no longer take place because you can’t discard the …

Trump claims credit for state abortion bans even as he denies seeking a federal prohibition
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump claims credit for state abortion bans even as he denies seeking a federal prohibition

Salon  

On Monday, former President Donald Trump sought to distance himself from an unpopular federal ban on abortion, even as he rightly took credit for the fact that more than a dozen states now have severe restrictions on reproductive freedom. In a video posted on Truth Social, Trump boasted that he was responsible for Roe v. Wade being overturned, even as …

How IVF is complicating Republicans' abortion messaging
9 months, 1 week ago

How IVF is complicating Republicans' abortion messaging

NPR  

How IVF is complicating Republicans' abortion messaging Enlarge this image toggle caption Catie Dull/NPR Catie Dull/NPR In-vitro fertilization has become the latest front in the political battle over reproductive rights, and it's left some Republicans grappling with how to square their support for IVF with their past stances on reproductive rights. In her Republican response to President Biden's State of …

Alabama court ruling upends IVF patients' lives
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Alabama court ruling upends IVF patients' lives

Raw Story  

After the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children, women who were undergoing fertility treatments in the southern US state had their lives thrown into shock and uncertainty. - Families 'stuck' in legal limbo - Meghan Cole, an Alabama attorney, has a blood disorder that causes her "not to be able to carry children," she told NBC's Today …

Following Alabama, embryo personhood bill in Iowa could put IVF at risk, too
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Following Alabama, embryo personhood bill in Iowa could put IVF at risk, too

Salon  

Following the chaos that unfolded when Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos are legally children, many are watching a bill in Iowa closely as its passage could impact in vitro fertilization clinics in the state, too. On Thursday, Iowa House Republicans approved a bill that would criminalize the death of an “unborn person.” Currently the state Iaw has penalties for …

Alabama governor comes out to ‘protect’ IVF treatments and providers
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Alabama governor comes out to ‘protect’ IVF treatments and providers

Hindustan Times  

A month after Alabama Supreme Court's ruling raised concerns over future of vitro fertilization providers the Gov. Earlier the Alabama Supreme Court had ruled that embryos are children, leading to concerns about civil liabilities for clinics and prompted an outcry from patients and other groups. Cheering the decision Republican Sen. Tim Melson, who Doctors from Alabama Fertility, one of the …

Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from legal liability into law
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from legal liability into law

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state, Alabama’s governor swiftly signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. The Alabama Supreme Court last month ruled that three couples whose frozen embryos were destroyed in an accident at a …

"It does not protect parents": Experts say bills to protect IVF in Alabama isn’t enough
9 months, 2 weeks ago

"It does not protect parents": Experts say bills to protect IVF in Alabama isn’t enough

Salon  

Two weeks after facing a backlash when Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos are legally children, Alabama lawmakers scrambled to put together a new legislation to help protect in vitro fertilization clinics from civil lawsuits and criminal prosecution. But last week, Alabama legislators in both chambers passed bills that would give civil and criminal immunity related to IVF providers or …

Opinion: How Alabama's IVF ruling unmasks the hypocrisy of antiabortion zealots
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: How Alabama's IVF ruling unmasks the hypocrisy of antiabortion zealots

LA Times  

We don’t know whether former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, had any leftover embryos after they availed themselves of the advanced reproductive technology known as in vitro fertilization to become the parents of their three children, who are now adults. “It’s been incredible to watch Republicans now scramble to suddenly support IVF while many of these same …

Commentary: My wife and I navigated IVF just fine without the Alabama Supreme Court
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Commentary: My wife and I navigated IVF just fine without the Alabama Supreme Court

LA Times  

I never thought of myself as a mass killer, but the Alabama Supreme Court has a different idea. Last month, the court ruled frozen embryos are legally children, allowing several in-vitro fertilization patients to sue a fertility clinic for wrongful death over the inadvertent destruction of their refrigerated, um, kids. People undergoing in-vitro fertilization, or IVF, try to produce as …

'Bad joke': Alabama Republicans under fire from all sides over new embryo bill
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Bad joke': Alabama Republicans under fire from all sides over new embryo bill

Raw Story  

Alabama Republicans were sent scrambling after the state's Supreme Court triggered outrage nationwide by effectively banning in vitro fertilization, but critics say the legislative fix they've provided only makes the situation worse. This would make IVF functionally impossible to administer by putting doctors under potential criminal liability for every embryo that is thrown away without being implanted — which is …

Alabama lawmakers advance plan to protect IVF clinics
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alabama lawmakers advance plan to protect IVF clinics

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Facing public pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted, Alabama lawmakers moved closer to approving protections for fertility clinics that shut down after a state court ruled that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled in mid-February that three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a …

Alabama lawmakers rush to get IVF services restarted
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alabama lawmakers rush to get IVF services restarted

The Independent  

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She sold her home and changed jobs so she could start IVF. After the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, that hope is now on hold
9 months, 3 weeks ago

She sold her home and changed jobs so she could start IVF. After the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, that hope is now on hold

CNN  

Montgomery, Alabama CNN — Gabbie Price says she’s designed her whole life around in vitro fertilization treatment. But in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that said embryos are children – and those who destroy them could be held liable for wrongful death – the future of IVF treatment in Alabama is hazy. But Alabama is the first …

Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., speaks about a bill to establish federal protections for IVF as Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., right, …

Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Carrying babies created through IVF …

Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — LeeLee Ray went through eight miscarriages, one ectopic pregnancy and multiple surgeries before turning to surrogacy in her hopes of having a child. But now that plan is in doubt as Alabama fertility clinics paused IVF services in the wake of a state court ruling that embryos are considered children under the state’s wrongful death law. Alabama …

Alabama IVF patients describe heartbreak, anger after ruling
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alabama IVF patients describe heartbreak, anger after ruling

Associated Press  

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tory Beasley had dreamed of having three kids, and she and her husband turned to IVF after struggling with infertility. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Alabama to lead a roundtable discussion with a group of IVF patients on Tuesday in Birmingham. Secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra hosts a panel discussion …

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