Alabama fast-tracks law to protect IVF
1 year ago

Alabama fast-tracks law to protect IVF

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Alabama legislature passed the bill on Thursday one day after it was introduced by 94 to 6, following a state supreme court ruling earlier in February that forced hospitals and clinics to halt treatments when it classified frozen embryos as legally protected children. “This would at least keep the clinics open and the families moving forward,” said Terri Collins, the Republican House member who It will now go before the Alabama State Senate for a vote. A shock ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court in mid-February that three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a storage facility could pursue wrongful death lawsuits left it unclear how IVF providers could legally store, transport and use embryos. Republicans, who hold a supermajority in both the Alabama House and Senate, did not take up a Democratic proposal that defined a human embryo outside of a uterus as “not considered an unborn child or human being for any purpose under state law.” During a heated floor debate, Democratic lawmaker Barbara Drummond said that the state had spent too much time interfering with women’s bodies.

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Couple drops lawsuit that led to Alabama frozen embryo ruling
3 months, 1 week ago

Couple drops lawsuit that led to Alabama frozen embryo ruling

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A judge last week dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit that led the Alabama Supreme Court to rule that frozen embryos are “extrauterine children,” a decision that drew national attention and temporarily halted in vitro fertilization services in the state. A couple, who filed a wrongful death lawsuit over the accidental destruction of their last frozen embryo, asked …

IVF will be covered by insurance for many Californians after Newsom signs bill
5 months, 3 weeks ago

IVF will be covered by insurance for many Californians after Newsom signs bill

LA Times  

Doctors from the Alabama Fertility Clinic take photos of the votes as state lawmakers in Montgomery vote on an IVF bill in March. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Sunday that requires large health insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization — a win for reproductive health advocates amid nationwide concerns about the future of access to fertility treatments. The …

In vitro fertilization bills from both Democrats and GOP blocked in U.S. Senate
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Two couples drop wrongful death suit against Alabama IVF clinic and hospital
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Two couples drop wrongful death suit against Alabama IVF clinic and hospital

Associated Press  

MOBILE, Ala. — Two couples who sued a hospital and in-vitro fertilization clinic over the accidental destruction of their frozen embryos have dropped their lawsuit, months after Alabama’s supreme court ruled they could pursue wrongful death claims because embryos could be considered children. Mobile County Circuit Court Judge Jill Parish Phillips granted the dismissal with prejudice on Wednesday, barring the …

One Loud GOP Congressman Is Spoiling His Party’s Messaging On IVF
8 months, 3 weeks ago

One Loud GOP Congressman Is Spoiling His Party’s Messaging On IVF

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republicans have been screaming from rooftops in recent weeks about how much they support in vitro fertilization and its availability nationwide, but one GOP congressman is threatening to blow up their strategy. They come to fruition as children — full-grown birth children.” Matt Rosendale digging in on anti-IVF stance with posters outside of his office pic.twitter.com/1sYXWmp5Mw — …

A Republican’s IVF-Ban Amendment Is the Last Thing the GOP Needs Right Now
55 years, 2 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 …

Couples ask judge to find Alabama law that provides legal immunity to IVF providers unconstitutional
9 months, 1 week ago

Couples ask judge to find Alabama law that provides legal immunity to IVF providers unconstitutional

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Couples whose lawsuits against fertility providers led an Alabama court to rule that frozen embryos could be considered children have asked a judge to toss out a new state law that provides legal immunity to in vitro fertilization providers. The Alabama Supreme Court in February ruled the the couples could pursue lawsuits for the death of their …

Senate Republicans block legislation to protect IVF
9 months, 1 week ago

Senate Republicans block legislation to protect 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 Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. President Joe Biden said the vote demonstrated Republicans’ “disregard for a woman’s right to …

Republicans Pledge Support For IVF As They Block Bill Protecting Access
9 months, 1 week ago

Republicans Pledge Support For IVF As They Block Bill Protecting Access

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — All 49 Senate Republicans signed a statement on Thursday vowing to “strongly support continued nationwide access to” in vitro fertilization, saying the procedure has “allowed millions of aspiring parents to start and grow their families.” At the same time, Republicans filibustered legislation in the Senate that would enshrine into federal law a right for individuals …

Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern Baptists urge caution on IVF by couples and government
9 months, 1 week ago

Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern Baptists urge caution on IVF by couples and government

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Southern Baptist delegates expressed alarm Wednesday over the way in vitro fertilization is routinely being practiced, approving a resolution lamenting that the creation of surplus frozen embryos often results in “destruction of embryonic human life.” They urged members to carefully weigh the ethical implications of the technology while also expressing sympathy with couples “who experience the searing pain …

Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern Baptists urge caution on IVF by couples and government
9 months, 1 week ago

Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern Baptists urge caution on IVF by couples and government

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Southern Baptist delegates expressed alarm …

Republicans Aren't Doing Much To Save IVF
9 months, 1 week ago

Republicans Aren't Doing Much To Save IVF

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Amanda Zurawski made national news because she experienced every pregnant person’s nightmare. “One day, one hour of delay can make or break an entire cycle.” “IVF is very much on the chopping block right now — on a state-by-state basis, but also nationwide,” she said. “Calling your bill The IVF Protection Act without doing anything to protect …

Column: Ted Cruz and Katie Britt claim to be protecting IVF with a new bill. Don’t believe them
9 months, 3 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 …

Senate Democrats Renew Push To Protect IVF Nationwide
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Senate Democrats Renew Push To Protect IVF Nationwide

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Three Senate Democrats are renewing their push to protect access to in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments in new legislation released Monday morning. “I’m proud to unveil this sweeping legislative package with my colleagues that would actually protect the freedom to receive or provide IVF nationwide,” she added, “while making these treatments more affordable and accessible …

Ted Cruz files bill to protect IVF
10 months ago

Ted Cruz files bill to protect IVF

Raw Story  

"Ted Cruz files bill to protect IVF" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is leading a charge to protect access to in vitro fertilization as conservative states scramble to figure out …

Daily Mail poll shows Americans resoundingly back IVF - with 60% saying procedure should be legal... but ethnic minorities and Republicans are most skeptical
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Daily Mail poll shows Americans resoundingly back IVF - with 60% saying procedure should be legal... but ethnic minorities and Republicans are most skeptical

Daily Mail  

Americans of all ages and political persuasions have backed IVF in an exclusive poll by DailyMail.com - despite Alabama's contentious supreme court ruling last month. Among age groups, Americans 18 to 29 years old were the least likely to support the fertility treatment, with less than half - 48 percent - believing it should be legal. Additionally, two-thirds of white …

How IVF is complicating Republicans' abortion messaging
1 year 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 …

After Roe, IVF Is Republicans’ Next Beware-Of-What-You-Wish-For Dilemma
1 year ago

After Roe, IVF Is Republicans’ Next Beware-Of-What-You-Wish-For Dilemma

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. VA. — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s answer started simply enough. Asked at an annual party retreat if Congress needed to “put its mark” on the debate over reproductive rights in light of the recent Alabama judicial decision equating destroyed frozen embryos with wrongful deaths, Johnson said the states, rather than the federal government, …

How 'fetal personhood' in Alabama's IVF ruling evolved from fringe to mainstream
1 year ago

How 'fetal personhood' in Alabama's IVF ruling evolved from fringe to mainstream

NPR  

How 'fetal personhood' in Alabama's IVF ruling evolved from fringe to mainstream Enlarge this image toggle caption Andi Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images Andi Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Alabama Supreme Court's decision that frozen embryos have the same rights as children came as a surprise even to many who oppose abortion rights. At its most extreme, reproductive rights researchers and …

Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability
1 year ago

Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — At least one clinic in Alabama has resumed in vitro fertilization treatments after the governor signed a bill into law shielding providers from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Video from CBS News showed staff celebrating with a toast, and Dr. Mamie McLean said seeing patients again was “incredibly …

Alabama court ruling upends IVF patients' lives
1 year 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
1 year 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 …

Iowa House OKs bill to criminalize death of an “unborn person” despite IVF concerns
1 year ago

Iowa House OKs bill to criminalize death of an “unborn person” despite IVF concerns

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Republicans in Iowa’s House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that would criminalize the death of an “unborn person” — over Democrats’ concerns about how it might apply to in vitro fertilization, after an Alabama court found frozen embryos can be considered children. Iowa’s law currently outlines penalties for termination or serious injury to a “human …

Alabama's GOP Governor signs bill to protect IVF after state Supreme Court ruling led centers to pause offering the treatment
1 year ago

Alabama's GOP Governor signs bill to protect IVF after state Supreme Court ruling led centers to pause offering the treatment

Daily Mail  

Alabama Republican Governor Kay Ivey signed a law protecting in vitro fertilization providers after a state Supreme Court ruling said frozen embryos should be considered children. The state Supreme Court ruled last month that frozen embryos are children and will be given the same protections under state law. Alabama Republican Governor Kay Ivey signed a law protecting in vitro fertilization …

Alabama governor comes out to ‘protect’ IVF treatments and providers
1 year 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 Gov. Kay Ivey Signs Legislation Protecting IVF Providers From Legal Liability Into Law
1 year ago

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Signs Legislation Protecting IVF Providers From Legal Liability Into Law

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. State Sen. Tim Melson talks with media before the legislature debates over SB159 bill in the House Chambers, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Montgomery, Ala. via Associated Press The state Supreme Court ruled that three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a storage facility could pursue wrongful death …

Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF clinics from legal liability into law
1 year ago

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

ABC  

In short: The US state of Alabama has legislated protections for IVF providers. The governor of Alabama has signed legislation into law shielding in-vitro fertilisation providers from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Last month a ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court left unclear how to legally store, transport and use embryos, …

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

Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers after frozen embryo ruling
1 year ago

Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers after frozen embryo ruling

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. Committees in the state Senate …

Alabama governor signs IVF bill giving immunity to patients and providers
1 year ago

Alabama governor signs IVF bill giving immunity to patients and providers

NPR  

Alabama governor signs IVF bill giving immunity to patients and providers Enlarge this image toggle caption Kim Chandler/AP Kim Chandler/AP The Alabama State Legislature passed a bill Wednesday night granting civil and criminal immunity for in vitro fertilization service providers and receivers. Many clinics paused IVF services last month after the procedure was thrown into uncertain legal territory by the …

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

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

LA Times  

Doctors from the Alabama Fertility Clinic takes photos as votes are tabulated in the Alabama state Legislature on SB 159, the IVF Fertility Bill, on Wednesday in Montgomery. 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 …

The Alabama IVF Ban Conversation Is Missing the Bigger Point
55 years, 2 months ago

The Alabama IVF Ban Conversation Is Missing the Bigger Point

Slate  

Two weeks ago, the Alabama Supreme Court determined that, for the purposes of its Wrongful Death of a Minor statute, frozen embryos are children. The fact that clinics are not providing services is a different matter, but I think we just got dragged down this road of Mike Pence saying that his family used IVF, so IVF is OK. And …

What exactly is IVF? The common fertility procedure explained
1 year ago

What exactly is IVF? The common fertility procedure explained

The Independent  

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What to know about Alabama’s fast-tracked legislation to protect in vitro fertilization clinics
1 year ago

What to know about Alabama’s fast-tracked legislation to protect in vitro fertilization clinics

Associated Press  

Alabama lawmakers moved quickly to approve legislation on Wednesday that protects in vitro fertilization clinics from lawsuits in response to an uproar sparked by last month’s state Supreme Court ruling that found frozen embryos have the rights of children under the state’s wrongful death law. In a February ruling to allow wrongful death lawsuits filed by couples whose frozen embryos …

IVF gave hope to patients trying to build their families. The turmoil in Alabama put that in doubt
1 year ago

IVF gave hope to patients trying to build their families. The turmoil in Alabama put that in doubt

Associated Press  

Thirty-seven-year-old Corinn O’Brien is about two months pregnant through in vitro fertilization, but an ultrasound recently showed the fetus might be in trouble, and she wants the option to try again if she needs to. O’Brien and Greenwood are among the many whose dreams are in limbo after three of Alabama’s largest clinics paused IVF services in the wake of …

Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers, with final approval still ahead
1 year ago

Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers, with final approval still ahead

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers facing public pressure to restart in vitro fertilization services in the state advanced legislation Tuesday to shield providers from the fallout of a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Committees in the state Senate and House approved identical bills that would protect providers from lawsuits and criminal prosecution for the “damage or death …

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

Medical groups urge Alabama Supreme Court to revisit frozen embryo ruling
1 year ago

Medical groups urge Alabama Supreme Court to revisit frozen embryo ruling

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Groups representing Alabama doctors and hospitals urged the state Supreme Court on Friday to revisit a decision equating frozen embryos to children, saying the ruling is blocking fertility treatments and harming the medical community. The Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the Alabama Hospital Association filed a brief supporting a rehearing request in the case …

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

What to know about the latest court rulings, data and legislation on abortion in the US
1 year ago

What to know about the latest court rulings, data and legislation on abortion in the US

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A judge in Montana rejected …

Alabama lawmakers put forward bills to protect IVF medical providers after Supreme Court ruling
1 year ago

Alabama lawmakers put forward bills to protect IVF medical providers after Supreme Court ruling

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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. The state Senate and House put forward the proposed bills nearly two weeks after …

Alabama lawmakers advance plan to protect IVF clinics
1 year 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
1 year ago

Alabama lawmakers rush to get IVF services restarted

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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
1 year 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 …

Alabama House and Senate approve bills to protect IVF service providers
1 year ago

Alabama House and Senate approve bills to protect IVF service providers

Salon  

The Alabama House and Senate passed bills on Thursday that would "provide civil and criminal immunity to persons providing goods and services related to in vitro fertilization except acts or omission that are intentional and not arising from or related to IVF services.” Weeks after the state’s Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are people, which led to area clinics …

Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments
1 year 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, …

GOP Senator Blocks Bill Protecting Access To IVF In Wake Of Alabama Ruling
1 year ago

GOP Senator Blocks Bill Protecting Access To IVF In Wake Of Alabama Ruling

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Democratic legislation seeking to protect access to in vitro fertilization across the country was blocked in the Senate on Wednesday by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. “The bill before us today is a vast overreach that is full of poison pills that go way too far, far beyond ensuring legal access to IVF,” Hyde-Smith said on the …

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