Alabama hospital to stop IVF services at end of the year
Mobile Infirmary, an hospital in Alabama, says it will stop offering IVF at the end of 2024, citing litigation concerns following the state's supreme court ruling earlier this year.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on reproductive rights Wednesday, focused on broad protections for in vitro fertilization. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details.
GOP lawmaker urges others to back IVF bill
House Democrats are pushing for a bill to protect in vitro fertilization after the Alabama embryo ruling. New York Rep. Marc Molinaro, the first Republican to back the legislation, spoke with CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane about the effort.
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Sen. Katie Britt delivers GOP rebuttal
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Tammy Duckworth says Alabama's new law protecting IVF "does not go far enough"
Sen. Tammy Duckworth introduced legislation in 2022 that would create federal protections for IVF access nationwide.
Tammy Duckworth critical of Alabama's new IVF law
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois on Thursday told CBS News that the new law passed by the Alabama legislature designed to protect fertility clinics that provide in vitro fertilization services from liability "does not go far enough." In 2022, Duckworth introduced legislation that would create federal protections for IVF access nationwide. Janet Shamlian has more.
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History of the State of the Union response
Since 1966, members of the opposite political party have been giving a rebuttal response after the U.S. president delivers the State of the Union address. This year, Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama will deliver the GOP response to President Biden's address. CBS News' Errol Barnett takes a look at the history.
Alabama governor signs bill into law protecting IVF providers
It shields them from suits and prosecution over the "damage or death of an embryo" during IVF services and follows the outcry after a state Supreme Court ruling equating frozen embryos to children.
Alabama IVF legislation nears final approval
Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday are set to finalize legislation that protects in vitro fertilization providers from lawsuits and criminal prosecution after the state's Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos are considered children. Committees in the Alabama state Senate and House approved the bills on Tuesday. CBS News' Janet Shamlian reports.
Alabama approves bills to protect IVF
Alabama lawmakers are urgently working to safeguard in-vitro fertilization practices following a court decision that challenges the treatment's legality in the state. A new two-page bill aims to offer legal protection to IVF patients, doctors, and clinics, yet fails to tackle the Alabama Supreme Court's controversial ruling granting embryos the same legal rights as children.
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How does IVF work? In vitro fertilization, explained by an expert
IVF, or in vitro fertilization, allows people with a variety of fertility issues to conceive a child.
IVF advocates rally in Alabama
Doctors and patients rallied Wednesday outside the Alabama State House, urging lawmakers to protect in vitro fertilization providers from civil and criminal prosecution. This comes after the Alabama Supreme Court's controversial ruling that frozen embryos are children. Janet Shamlian has more.
Demonstrators protest Alabama IVF ruling
Dozens of people gathered in Alabama's capital Wednesday to protest the state supreme court's ruling on in vitro fertilization. CBS News' Janet Shamlian reports from outside the Alabama State House in Montgomery.
Alabama IVF ruling impacts cancer survivor
In a groundbreaking move, Alabama's Supreme Court has recognized frozen embryos as having the same rights as children, prompting three of the state's largest IVF clinics to temporarily stop their services. This decision has profound implications for many, including a cancer survivor who sees IVF as her final chance to expand her family.
Cancer survivor's dream of expanding family on hold after Alabama IVF decision
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos created through in vitro fertilization, or IVF, are considered children under state law and are therefore subject to legislation dealing with the wrongful death of a minor if one is destroyed.
Alabama man arrested decades after reporting wife missing
Sharon Mills' body was recovered in Florida a month after she was reported missing, the Dothan Police Department said.
Trump urges support for IVF
Former President Donald Trump reiterated his support of in vitro fertilization, or IVF, during a rally in South Carolina, calling for Alabama lawmakers to implement legislation to preserve the medical treatments. CBS News campaign reporter Shawna Mizelle is following the latest.
White House accuses GOP of flipping on IVF
The Biden administration is criticizing Republicans for their response to the Alabama embryo ruling. Multiple GOP lawmakers expressed support for IVF after the decision, but previously supported an anti-abortion rights bill without carve-outs to protect the procedure. Jennifer Klein, director of the White House Gender Policy Council, joins "America Decides" to discuss the issue.
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