Democrats invite doctors, patients to SOTU to highlight Dobbs’ ripple effects

A handful of Democrats plan to bring fertility doctors and patients to the State of the Union Thursday night, as part of an attempt to highlight the wide-ranging effects of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and remind voters about Democrats’ efforts to protect access to abortion and in vitro fertilization.

The invitations come as Democrats have seized on the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that declared embryos are children, leading some IVF clinics in the state to pause their operations. President Joe Biden, who is expected...