“Today, in 2024 in America, women are being turned away from emergency rooms and forced to travel hundreds of miles for health care, while doctors fear prosecution for providing an abortion,” Biden said in a statement. In Alabama, 2 more IVF facilities paused operations while state Republicans eye new legislation.īiden Rips ‘Outrageous And Unacceptable’ Alabama IVF Decision Meanwhile, many Republicans defend the importance of IVF. President Joe Biden called the Alabama Supreme Court's decision "outrageous and unacceptable," as Democrats link it to a expanding threat to reproductive health rights. Sign up to get the morning briefing in your inbox Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Rachana Pradhan of KFF Health News, and Victoria Knight of Axios join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to endorse a national 16-week abortion ban, while his former administration officials are planning further reproductive health restrictions for a possible second term. The decision has touched off massive confusion about potential ramifications, and the University of Alabama-Birmingham has paused its IVF program. In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the Alabama Supreme Court has determined that embryos created for in vitro fertilization procedures are legally people. (Amy Maxmen,Ī lack of oversight and standards for pregnancy care in jails is becoming more problematic as the number of incarcerated women rises and abortion restrictions put medical care further out of reach. The state’s surgeon general grants parents permission to send unvaccinated children to school during a measles outbreak, risking their health and that of others. Viewpoints: The Grim Health Effects Of Climate Change Fallout From Alabama IVF Ruling Has Begun
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