Alabama frozen embryo ruling will limit fertility treatment access, critics say
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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos created during fertility treatments are children under state law. Critics said this risks limiting fertility treatments in the state.
"Unborn children are ‘children’ ... without exception based on developmental stage, physical location, or any other ancillary characteristics," Justice Jay Mitchell wrote in Friday's majority ruling by the all-Republican court.
Mitchell said the court had previously ruled that fetuses killed while a woman is pregnant are covered under Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act and nothing excludes "extrauterine children from the Act’s coverage."
Social mobility hinges less on presidential policy promises and more on us. Lost in today’s political hysteria is the importance of community-driven problem-solving.
Idaho lawmakers have passed the next hurdle to make firing squad the main method of execution in the state, months before Bryan Kohberger's murder trial.
After successfully confirming his most controversial picks for top Cabinet roles, the Senate is on track to push them all past the finish line—and in record time.
After successfully confirming his most controversial picks for top Cabinet roles, the Senate is on track to push them all past the finish line—and in record time.
The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from following through with firing the head of a whistleblower protection agency.
Hunter Schafer, a transgender actor and star of the HBO series “Euphoria," revealed that her new passport was issued with a male gender marker.
Families are one of the building blocks of our society. The Trump administration could help working families a great deal by strengthening the tax code and Child Tax Credit.
Toyota's experimental Woven City is a fully functional environment for people to live, work and play while doing research.
After successfully confirming his most controversial picks for top Cabinet roles, the Senate is on track to push them all past the finish line—and in record time.
Families are one of the building blocks of our society. The Trump administration could help working families a great deal by strengthening the tax code and Child Tax Credit.
Idaho lawmakers have passed the next hurdle to make firing squad the main method of execution in the state, months before Bryan Kohberger's murder trial.
Hunter Schafer, a transgender actor and star of the HBO series “Euphoria," revealed that her new passport was issued with a male gender marker.
'Cult mom' Lori Vallow is objecting to TV coverage of her upcoming Arizona murder trial, citing claims of defamation and misleading coverage.