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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey.
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The election-year political scramble over IVF

Alabama’s state supreme court ignited a political firestorm last month when it ruled that frozen embryos are “children” with a constitutional right to life.

Press conference on the Alabama Supreme Court Ruling on IVF, and the need to safeguard IVF access nationwide, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
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What does Alabama’s embryo ruling have to do with Canada?

Under Canadian law, embryos are not considered persons — and that’s unlikely to change. But many Canadians seek IVF treatment in the US, which means stateside rulings could affect them.

Medical workers treat injured people at Ameth Bek hospital after a drone strike on a market in the disputed Abyei region along the border between South Sudan and Sudan, October 19, 2026.
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South Sudan suffers drone strike, Romania finally gets a government, Colombia revives sea beef with Nicaragua

South Sudan is accusing neighboring Sudan of launching a drone strike that killed at least 73 people at a market in Abyei, a disputed, oil-rich region of roughly 4,000 square miles claimed by both countries.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey
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Republicans rally to protect IVF

After Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be legally considered children this week, lawmakers are scrambling to pass legislation to protect in vitro fertilization.