‘Have you ever visited Nashville before?’ a man shouts out above deafening rock music. We’re on the top floor of The Stage, one of the honky-tonk bars on Lower Broadway. Live music bellows out behind us, and he struggles to hear my response over the band’s frontman, whose banter is almost as loud as his … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Saturday, April 13, 2024 The Supreme Court of Alabama in Montgomery, Alabama. | Wikimedia Commons/Michael Barera https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Montgomery_December_2018_39_(Supreme_Court_of_Alabama).jpg The Alabama Supreme Court has rejected a request from a United Methodist Church conference to kill a lawsuit filed by a megachurch trying to secure the rights to its church property as … Read more
Alabama Senator Katie Britt is defending herself from one of many self-inflicted wounds during her widely mocked State of the Union response address, as journalists have been poking holes into an anecdote she told as part of a critique of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies. In an emotional rebuttal to the president’s address on Thursday, … Read more
CHICAGO — The recent ruling in Alabama that frozen embryos are legally considered children created a political firestorm after the decision halted treatment for many couples seeking to have families through fertility treatments. It also has turned the spotlight on the importance of institutions that are poised to play a central in this year’s elections: … Read more
Alabama’s Republican-led legislature on Thursday passed a bill aimed at protecting the IVF industry after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered children, prompting at least three Alabama providers to halt the fertility procedure. The bill passed the Senate 34-0, with one member abstaining, after passing the House by a vote … Read more
Eye Opener: South Carolina Republican primary begins tomorrow – CBS News Watch CBS News South Carolina’s primary kicks off tomorrow as Alabama’s IVF ruling takes center stage on the campaign trail. Also, President Biden meets with Alexey Navalny’s family, as the U.S. imposes new sanctions against Russia today. All that and all that matters in … Read more
montgomery, alabama — A second in vitro fertilization provider in the U.S. state of Alabama is pausing parts of its care to patients after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are legally considered children. Alabama Fertility Services said in a statement Thursday that it has “made the impossibly difficult decision to hold new … Read more
Just days after Alabamaâs Supreme Court declared that frozen embryos have the same rights as living children, conservatives have decided to try and use the dystopian ruling to further restrict abortion rights. The Daily Beast reports that religious civil rights law firm Liberty Counselâwhich has argued that the Florida Supreme Court must stop a ballot … Read more
Montgomery, Alabama — The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a ruling critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatments. The decision was issued in a pair of wrongful death cases brought by three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a … Read more
KILLER Kenneth Smith used his final words on Death Row this week as a powerful protest – but not everyone has something profound to say. As the murderer became the first American to be executed by nitrogen asphyxia, he told the world: “Tonight, Alabama caused humanity to take a step backwards . . . I’m leaving with love, peace … Read more
