13 states introduced bills this year that could give rights to embryos and fetuses associated with people. None passed yet but IVF patients and doctors fear such laws could limit fertility treatment.
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Republicans try to soften stance on abortion as ‘abolitionists’ go farther
Activists who describe themselves as “abortion abolitionists” want to charge women who have abortions with homicide and ban the fertility treatment known as IVF, saying life begins at conception.
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Despite church prohibitions, Catholics still choose IVF to have children
Religions hold a variety of views toward IVF. Catholicism has one of the strongest negative judgments against the practice. Yet many in the church still use the procedure in order to have children.
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GOP rebuttals to Biden’s State of the Union focus on the border and immigration
Alabama GOP Sen. Katie Britt and Texas Rep. Mónica De La Cruz delivered rebuttals to Biden’s speech focusing on immigration, crime, inflation and national security.
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Alabama’s largest hospital says it is halting IVF treatments in wake of court ruling
Fertility clinics in Alabama are contemplating next steps after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen fertilized eggs are children — and discarding them would be a crime.
