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
Alabama successfully executed a man who spent decades on death row using a new method called nitrogen hypoxia. DW delves into the method’s scientific and ethical implications.Kenneth Smith, 58, was convicted for his role in a murder in 1988 and sentenced to death.In 2022, Smith survived an attempted execution by lethal injection when his executioners … Read more
The US state of Alabama has executed a convicted murderer using the method of nitrogen asphyxiation. This is the first time that the method of capital punishment has been used in the country. Kenneth Eugene Smith was convicted in 1989 for murdering a pastor’s wife in a killing-for-hire. Smith had appealed to the US Supreme … Read more
A CONVICTED murderer spoke about love and support in his final words before being put to death in the first-ever execution by nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was pronounced dead at 8:25 pm after breathing pure nitrogen gas through a face mask to cause oxygen deprivation. 3 Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was executed via … Read more
