Kate was scrolling through Facebook when she saw a news story about an Alabama court ruling on embryos. The 39-year-old Tennessean had been going to her fertility clinic across the border in Alabama for months, and she was exhausted. She and her husband had gone through several rounds of intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization, … Read more
Former President Donald Trump said Friday he “strongly support[s]” in vitro fertilization treatments “for couples who are trying to have a precious baby” after a week of turmoil and speculation over an Alabama court decision that categorized embryos as “children.” “Today, I am calling on the Alabama Legislature to act quickly to find an immediate … Read more
After years of demanding that the law recognize fetuses and embryos as living human beings, Republicans got what they asked for when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that a clinic’s accidental destruction of frozen embryos amounted to the wrongful death of a child. But within a matter of days, it became apparent that the decision … Read more
On Friday, Feb. 16, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that several couples whose embryos had been destroyed when they were removed from a hospital freezer could sue for “wrongful death,” meaning the embryos are considered children in the eyes of the law. The text of the ruling refers to embryos as “unborn life” and “extrauterine … Read more
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Thursday that he is “all for” the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision that frozen embryos are children. He also said he opposes the effects of the ruling. And that he supports fertility treatments like IVF that are now being denied to women across his state as a … Read more
Alabama Chief Justice Tom Parker, who wrote the concurring opinion in last week’s explosive Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos have the same rights as living children, recently appeared on a show hosted by self-anointed “prophet” and QAnon conspiracy theorist. Parker was the featured guest on “Someone You Should Know,” hosted by Johnny Enlow, … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is seeking to put a second inmate to death using nitrogen gas, a move that comes a month after the state carried out the first execution using the controversial new method. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to set an execution date for … Read more
The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, raising concerns about how the decision could affect in vitro fertilization, commonly known as IVF. The decision issued in wrongful death cases brought by couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident could potentially leave clinics vulnerable to … Read more
Car auctions are always fun, but there’s something special about a car collector auction — where every vehicle up for sale was purchased, prized, and preserved by a single owner. An auction in Alabama, though, promises to outdo all others: A warehouse auction from a car collector, auto builder, and railroad worker. Carspotting, Monterey Auction … Read more
Alabama executed a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas on Thursday, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again put the US at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. The state said the method would be humane, but critics called it cruel and experimental. Officials said Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was … Read more
