Republicans struggle with the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling on IVF embryos. The U.S. celebrates its first lunar landing in more than 50 years. And what to know about Wendy Williams’ aphasia diagnosis.
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Alabama’s IVF ruling is creating problems for Republicans
The Alabama Supreme Court’s decision last week finding that embryos created through in vitro fertilization are considered children has already resulted in at least three facilities pausing IVF services.
The decision is also creating problems for Republicans who have pushed strict anti-abortion policies.
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Earlier this week, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley told NBC News that she supported the Alabama ruling and said, “Embryos, to me, are babies.” But a few hours later, she seemed to walk back the comment. And the next day, she said the court’s decision needed to be “based on the law.”
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott took a jab at Haley’s “back and forth” on the subject but evaded the question when asked about his position.
Meanwhile, Sen. Tommy Tuberville struggled to answer questions about the ruling, telling reporters at a Conservative Political Action Conference yesterday that he was “all for” the decision. But when pressed whether he was concerned about how the ruling could impact people trying to have children through IVF, he sidestepped the question. “Well, that’s, that’s for another conversation,” he said.
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