FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Two leading conservative organizations are calling for the regulation of the in vitro fertilization industry amid media hysteria over a recent Alabama state Supreme Court ruling and Republican consternation over how to handle the issue. Following the Alabama court ruling in favor of protecting embryonic human life, Republicans on Capitol Hill […]
OPINION: In recent discussions surrounding embryo rights in Alabama and the ethical implications of in vitro fertilization (IVF), one glaring reality has become abundantly clear: embryos are too often treated as nothing more than discardable property. The Alabama Supreme Court’s recent ruling involves a case brought by couples who had frozen their embryos for IVF, […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Hannah Miles on Wednesday picked up a sign outside the Alabama Statehouse that reflected what she was feeling: “I Just Want To Be a Mom.” The 29-year-old from Birmingham had turned to in vitro fertilization after three years of infertility. She has one frozen embryo remaining and was scheduled to have it […]
Liberals are trying to use the controversy over a state court decision about IVF to jam through expansive legislation with massive consequences. On Feb. 16, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered persons under the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. This bold, and yet legally limited, ruling sparked a national debate […]
The Democratic National Committee is placing in eight swing states 40 billboards that tie former President Donald Trump’s appointees to the U.S. Supreme Court to an Alabama ruling that upended in vitro fertilization there. The billboards feature a picture of Mr. Trump and his boast that he “was able to kill Roe v. Wade,” the […]
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Monday blamed Republicans for a recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling on in vitro fertilization that has ignited a furor among abortion-rights advocates nationwide. “What happened in Alabama is a direct consequence of the hard-right MAGA Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade,” the New York Democrat said. […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawmakers began scrambling for ways to protect Alabama in vitro fertilization services after multiple providers paused treatment in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos could be considered children under a state law. Facing a wave of shock and anger from the decision, legislators prepared separate proposals […]
In a couple of hours, we should have the results of the South Carolina GOP primary. As usual, we will embed a live tracker at the end of this post so you can keep tabs on how it plays out. I’m not going to waste anyone’s time trying to build some hype about the likely […]
Former President Donald Trump is calling on the Alabama Legislature to preserve access to in vitro fertilization after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are people, prompting a pause in many of the fertility treatments. “Under my leadership, the Republican Party will always support the creation of strong, thriving, healthy American families. We […]
President Biden on Thursday drew a straight line between the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the broad right to abortion and a ruling in Alabama that said frozen embryos from in-vitro fertilization treatments are considered children and could be subject to wrongful death suits if destroyed. Mr. Biden, in a formal statement, condemned the Alabama […]
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