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Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability
At least one fertility clinic in Alabama has resumed in vitro fertilization treatments.
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Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF treatments into law
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding in vitro fertilization providers from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children.
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Alabama Supreme Court judge who concurred with controversial IVF ruling wins chief justice primary
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Sarah Stewart, who concurred with the conservative court’s controversial ruling equating frozen embryos with children, won the Republican primary Tuesday for state Supreme Court chief justice, according to NBC News.
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What to know about Alabama's fast-tracked legislation to protect IVF clinics from lawsuits
Alabama lawmakers are moving quickly with legislation to protect clinics that provide in vitro fertilization from lawsuits in response to a ruling last month from the state’s Supreme Court that frozen embryos have the rights of children under the state’s wrongful death law.
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Kamala Harris leads Bloody Sunday memorial in Selma as marchers' call for voting rights
Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney General Merrick Garland are among those marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama.
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For lesbian couples in Alabama, court's embryo ruling is chilling
“You can prepare for all the money for IVF; you cannot prepare for ‘Oh, my gosh, I need to get my embryos out of Alabama immediately,’” one prospective parent told NBC News.
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Demonstrators gather at Alabama State House to demand IVF protections
Demonstrators gathered at the Alabama State House on Wednesday, calling on lawmakers to pass a pair of bills protecting in vitro fertilization providers and patients.
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Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state
More than 200 in vitro fertilization patients have gathered at the Alabama Statehouse to urge lawmakers to find some way to restore IVF services in the state.
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Wylie couple sues fertility company, claims recalled product destroyed embryos
A Wylie couple said a company’s faulty product is to blame for their embryos being destroyed, bringing a devastating tribulation in their In Vitro Fertilization journey.
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North Texas couple joins fertility lawsuit after ruined embryos
A Wylie couple is joining many families suing a fertility company. They claim a faulty product used during their IVF journey destroyed their embryos. NBC’s Katy Blakey looks at whether the recent Alabama ruling plays a role.
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Texas among Top 5 ‘worst states' for women to live in, report finds
According to the report, Texas ranks 47th out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. This means that Texas is one of the worst states for women to live in, based on the metrics analyzed.
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Alabama lawmakers scramble to protect IVF after backlash over state Supreme Court ruling
“At the end of the day, the Republican Party has to be responsible for what they have done,” said Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, a Democrat
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Alabama judge critically injured after allegedly being shot by son
A Montgomery, Alabama, judge is in critical condition after he was allegedly shot Saturday by his own son, who was convicted in 2014 for shooting someone else, authorities said, according to NBC News.
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She needs a surrogate to have a baby. After Alabama's IVF ruling, her embryo transfer was canceled
Meghan Cole was looking forward to Friday this week because her surrogate was finally scheduled for an embryo transfer. Then she received “devastating” news.
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Alabama IVF ruling: What it means for fertility treatments
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that couples who were trying in vitro fertilization and lost frozen embryos in an accident at a south Alabama storage facility can sue under the state’s wrongful death law.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham pauses IVF services after court rules that embryos are children
The Alabama Supreme Court decision has left providers and patients unsure of whether in vitro fertilization carries legal penalties in the state.
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Federal court says Alabama can carry out first nitrogen gas execution; Supreme Court appeal expected
Alabama will be allowed to put an inmate to death with nitrogen gas, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, refusing to block what would be the nation’s first execution by a new method since 1982.
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Prisoners' bodies returned to families with missing heart and other organs, lawsuit alleges
an attorney representing one of the families said Wednesday that the experience of multiple families shows this is “absolutely part of a pattern”
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Alabama students chant ‘Anyone but Dabo' after Nick Saban's retirement
It looks like some Crimson Tide students know who they don’t want replacing Nick Saban as the next Alabama head coach.
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Lawsuit challenges Alabama inmate labor system as ‘modern day slavery'
Current and former inmates of the Alabama prison system have filed a lawsuit challenging the prison labor program.