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Alabama lawmakers have moved closer to approving protections for fertility clinics. Lawmakers in both chambers on Thursday advanced legislation that should shield IVF providers from civil lawsuits and prosecution for the “damage to or death of an embryo” during IVF services. The measures could be approved by early next week.

On Friday, March 1, Black Voters Matter will hold a press conference on the Montgomery Alabama State University campus discussing the critical state of voting rights. This comes ahead of a U.S. Senate hearing on what BVM calls modern-day voting discrimination.

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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, "People who are very sick, have invasive medical devices, or have long or frequent stays in healthcare facilities are at increased risk for acquiring C. auris."

When Ed and Sarah Jane Masline found out they were going to have a baby, they didn’t know what to expect. But they never thought their son Robert would be…

Protestors gathered in multiple Alabama cities yesterday to voice their opposition to a proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act.In Mobile, Al.com…

The nursing industry nationwide is booming, with lucrative careers, low unemployment and plenty of jobs available. But in Alabama, the outlook is a little…

Alabama consumers will see more competition when the health insurance marketplace opens Nov. 15 for its second year.United Healthcare has signed up to…

In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision on health care reform, The Weekly Standard's Irwin M. Stelzer says the judicial system is too often getting in the way of American business and hampering the free market.

Many progressives are celebrating the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, but The Nation's Aziz Huq says the ruling limits what the government can do to care for its citizens and enforce regulations.