"Alabama Lawmakers Propose IVF Protection Legislation Amid Republican Opposition"

A Senate Republican blocked a Democrat-led effort to pass legislation protecting access to IVF nationwide, following a recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that classified frozen embryos as children under state law. The bill, known as the Access to Family Building Act, aims to preempt state restrictions on fertility treatments, but was objected to by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Mississippi Republican. The issue has become a point of contention between Democrats and Republicans, with Democrats tying it to the battle over abortion access and Republicans facing pressure due to the unpopularity of restricting IVF.