How Alabama’s ruling that frozen embryos are ‘children’ could impact IVF Ziegler: I think there’s been a broader strategy — the sort of next Roe v. Wade, if you will — for the anti-abortion movement. It is a recognition that a fetus or embryo is a person for all purposes, particularly for the purposes of … Read more
The Alabama court’s recent ruling raised concerns among doctors and patients that classifying embryos as children could restrict in-vitro fertilization. Read more at NBC News
“I thought, ‘Luckily, I’m under six weeks. This shouldn’t be hard,’” said Shelton. “And then it turned out to be unbelievably hard.” Shelton ultimately had to travel out of state to get an abortion. “It was unnecessary, and it was traumatizing,” said Shelton. She’s now suing the state, alongside Planned Parenthood, arguing the ban’s parameters … Read more
In a study published last month, researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that people living in states that banned abortion in the immediate wake of the Court’s decision have worse symptoms of anxiety and depression than those who live in states without bans. Read more at Vox
We know abortion is a loser for Republicans, but if they’re able to talk their way around it, that could mean another Trump administration and the end of reproductive freedom in this country. It could mean the beginning of an FDA that is dictated by religious beliefs and not by scientific ones. Removing the FDA … Read more
From deep-red Arkansas and Missouri to purple Arizona and Nevada, activists are already competing with each other. Read more at Politico
Alabama Supreme Court rules that frozen embryos outside the womb are children The lawsuit involved embryos stored at a fertility clinic in Mobile. According to the opinion, in 2020 a patient “managed to wander” into the fertility clinic and remove several frozen embryos from the nursery, according to the lawsuit. The patient dropped the frozen … Read more
Trump allies prepare to infuse ‘Christian nationalism’ in second administration It also proposes increasing surveillance of abortion and maternal mortality reporting in the states, compelling the Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of “chemical abortion drugs” and protecting “religious and moral” objections for employers who decline contraception coverage for employees. One of the groups … Read more
Trump privately backs 16-week abortion ban with exceptions, report says “Know what I like about 16?” Trump told one individual, according to the Times, which based its report on two people with knowledge of Trump’s thoughts. “It’s even. It’s four months.” Read more at The Guardian Trump campaign scrambles over abortion ban report as Democrats … Read more
The bill would allow individuals to sue for “wrongful death” after an abortion – language that suggests that a fetus is legally considered a person. Establishing the legal personhood of fetuses is a longtime goal of the anti-abortion movement and could have sweeping implications for vast swathes of US law, as it could leave pregnant … Read more
