Alabama Supreme Court Sparks IVF Debate

Republican politicians have had quite a time in the last 10 days grappling with the effects of the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision legally protecting embryos under the state’s wrongful death statute, which prompted in vitro fertilization (IVF) facilities in the state to pause treatment. Tommy Tuberville, for example—the senior senator from Alabama—first expressed wholehearted approval of the decision while also saying he supported IVF. When asked about the effect of the decision on women currently in the middle of IVF treatment, he told Semafor, “I don’t know enough about how...