Alabama Abortion Ban

Former President Donald Trump said he believes abortion limits should be left to the states, outlining his position in a video in which he declined to endorse a national ban after months of mixed messages and speculation. Here in Alabama, its abortion law makes performing the procedure a felony with up to ninety nine years in prison for the provider. There’s an exception when there is a serious health risk to the mother.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at advancing the study of women's health by strengthening data collection and providing better funding opportunities for biomedical research while chiding Republicans for having "no clue about the power of women" but saying they're "about to find out" come November's election. The action comes barely a month after the President called Alabama’s high court ruling that “embryos are children” outrageous and unacceptable.

A recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are legally protected children is highlighting how support for the idea that a fetus should have the same rights as a person underpins far less dramatic laws and proposals from abortion foes across the U.S.

The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. This is raising concerns about how the decision could affect invitro fertilization, commonly known as IVF. The fertility treatment involves retrieving a woman's eggs and combining them with a man's sperm in a lab dish. A few days after fertilization, one or more embryos are placed in the uterus and healthy embryos that are not transferred may be frozen and stored. Frozen embryos can be used for future pregnancies, and are stored at places such as hospital labs or reproductive medicine centers. APR News Director Pat Duggins spoke with Robin Marty, Executive Director of the West Alabama Women's Center, and a voice for reproductive rights in the State. Here's that conversation

The Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law is a decision critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatment in the state. The ruling brought a rush of warnings about the potential impact on fertility treatments and the freezing of embryos.

The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos created during fertility treatments should be considered children under state law.

An appellate court ruling may mean abortion providers in Arizona may rejoin Alabama in lawsuits against State bans on the procedure. This week’s ruling could revive a challenge against Arizona’s law that halts abortions over genetic abnormalities in the fetus.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told CNN that draconian abortion laws in Alabama and elsewhere will backfire and prevent the hiring of talent and businesses. Alabama Public Radio reported on similar opinions during part fourteen of its series “Should I Stay, or Should I go?”

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall argued in a court filing that the state has the authority to bring conspiracy charges against groups who help women travel out of the state for an abortion. A federal judge has scheduled a Sept. 5 hearing in the case.

Health care providers in Alabama, where abortion is almost entirely illegal, filed a lawsuit against the state's attorney general that seeks to prevent him from prosecuting people who help women travel outside the state to receive an abortion.