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Democrats invite women affected by abortion and IVF rulings to Biden’s State of the Union

The president’s party hopes to make a statement in support of reproductive rights in the wake of Alabama’s IVF ruling and the Supreme Court overturning Roe.
Dr. Amanda Adeleye, Sen Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Kayla Smith
Dr. Amanda Adeleye, Sen Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Kayla Smith

Alabama governor signs bill to protect IVF treatments into law

The Republican-led Legislature scrambled to create a fix to protect IVF after the state Supreme Court's decision that embryos are children created a national uproar.

France becomes first country to make abortion a constitutional right

There were jubilant celebrations across France as women’s rights activists hailed the measure President Emmanuel Macron promised after a rollback of abortion rights in the U.S.
Image: A woman holds a poster of human rights group of 'Amnesty International' bearing the word "Victory" on a uterus drawing
Image: A woman holds a poster of human rights group of 'Amnesty International' bearing the word "Victory" on a uterus drawing

Map: Where the pills for medication abortions are legal

The Supreme Court will hear a case that could upend the distribution of the abortion pill mifepristone.
A map of the U.S. with each state color-coded according to whether medication abortion can be provided by a clinician, or only a doctor, or is banned.
A map of the U.S. with each state color-coded according to whether medication abortion can be provided by a clinician, or only a doctor, or is banned.

CVS and Walgreens to start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone

The two pharmacy chains said they received certification to dispense mifepristone, following a rule change the Food and Drug Administration issued last year.
A Walgreens store at night with neon signs in Oakmont, Penn.
A Walgreens store at night with neon signs in Oakmont, Penn.

Alabama Senate and House pass bills to protect IVF after court ruling

Both chambers of the Legislature still need to vote on a unified version of the measure before sending it to Gov. Kay Ivey for a signature.
Culture dishes are prepared to collect eggs after retrieval in a cell laboratory.
Culture dishes are prepared to collect eggs after retrieval in a cell laboratory.

French Senate approves a bill to make abortion a constitutional right

It was a key hurdle for legislation promised by President Emmanuel Macron in response to a rollback in abortion rights in the U.S.
France's Senate is voting on a bill meant to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the French Constitution.
France's Senate is voting on a bill meant to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the French Constitution.

Republican senator blocks bill to protect IVF

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., blocked the bill brought by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., who used IVF to have her daughters.
Senate Republicans Speak About Gas Prices
Senate Republicans Speak About Gas Prices

Alabama GOP advances proposals to protect IVF after controversial ruling

Alabama lawmakers have scrambled to come up with a fix that would preserve IVF practices after the state Supreme Court found that embryos are children.

For the first time in years, Sen. Graham hasn't introduced a national abortion ban

Sen. Lindsey Graham has introduced a federal abortion ban bill every Congress since 2013. As Republicans scramble on abortion messaging, his legislation is conspicuously absent.
Lindsey Graham speaks during a news conference.
Lindsey Graham speaks during a news conference.

An uptick in state personhood bills fuels growing fears over IVF restrictions

In the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court's IVF ruling, reproductive rights groups are sounding the alarm over personhood legislation in 14 states.
Abortion rights demonstrators at the March for Abortion Access in Orlando, FL., on Oct. 2, 2021.
Abortion rights demonstrators at the March for Abortion Access in Orlando, FL., on Oct. 2, 2021.

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