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A couple has dropped a lawsuit that led the Alabama Supreme Court to rule earlier this year that frozen embryos are what it called "extrauterine children." A judge has agreed to dismiss the lawsuit Friday. The couple had filed a lawsuit after their frozen embryos were destroyed in an accident at a storage facility.

Alabama voters are getting the chance to cast their votes for president and other local races during the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Polling locations will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Yellowhammer State. Those looking to cast a ballot must present a valid form of photo identification.

A voting rights group says a new Alabama law that expanded the list of felonies that cause a person to lose their right to vote is “out of step” with what is happening in most of the nation on voting rights.

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.

A federal lawsuit is challenging Alabama's practice of stripping convicted felons' of their right to vote.Greater Birmingham Ministries and a number of…