[ad_1] Shomari Figures, a Democrat who worked in the Justice Department, will face Caroleene Dobson, a lawyer and Republican political newcomer, this November for Alabama’s Second Congressional District seat, according to The Associated Press. The two candidates won primary runoff elections Tuesday in the district, which was redrawn after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last … Read more
[ad_1] When Marilyn Lands, a Democrat, won election last month to a northern Alabama state House district that Republicans had controlled for more than two decades, she extended the political power of reproductive rights to the limits of the Appalachians. Democrats hailed her victory as an example of how potent the issue will be in … Read more
[ad_1] A Mobile, Alabama, hospital at the center of a state Supreme Court ruling that determined frozen embryos could be considered children, said Wednesday it would no longer provide in vitro fertilization laboratory services after this year. In an email explaining the decision, Hannah Peterson, a spokesperson for the Infirmary Health hospital system, cited “pending … Read more
[ad_1] With NC State taking another step in its Cinderella glass slipper on Sunday night, the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tournament is officially down to four teams. The Final Four will take place on Saturday, April 6. NC State will face Purdue in the first game of the day, with kickoff scheduled for 6:09 p.m. ET. … Read more
[ad_1] Marilyn Lands, a Democrat, won a special election Tuesday for a seat in the Alabama State House of Representatives after campaigning on access to abortion and in vitro fertilization, underscoring the continued political potency of reproductive rights. Lands defeated his Republican opponent, Teddy Powell, by approximately 25 percentage points – an extraordinary margin in … Read more
[ad_1] Marilyn Lands, a Democrat, won a special election Tuesday for a seat in the Alabama State House of Representatives after campaigning on access to abortion and in vitro fertilization, underscoring the continued political potency of reproductive rights. Lands defeated his Republican opponent, Teddy Powell, by approximately 25 percentage points – an extraordinary margin in … Read more
[ad_1] Alabama Republicans advanced an expanding measure Tuesday that would not only prohibit state funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public universities, local boards of education and government agencies, but also limit the teaching of “divisive concepts” around race, gender and identity. The bill passed with broad support in the state Legislature, but … Read more
[ad_1] At least one Alabama fertility clinic resumed embryo transfers Thursday, just hours after Gov. Kay Ivey signed a law offering clinics and doctors legal protection for in vitro fertilization procedures. The law, which was quickly passed by the state Legislature with bipartisan support on Wednesday, was a direct response to a state Supreme Court … Read more
[ad_1] Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation to protect in vitro fertilization providers from civil and criminal liability, culminating their fight to allow fertility treatment after a state Supreme Court ruling determined that frozen embryos must consider themselves children. Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, quickly signed the bill into law, but it was unclear whether … Read more
[ad_1] The Alabama legislature is expected to pass legislation Wednesday that will make it possible to reopen fertility clinics in the state without the specter of crippling lawsuits. But the hastily drafted measure, which is expected to pass by a huge bipartisan margin, does not address the legal question that led to clinic closures and … Read more