The Alabama Supreme Court's 2024 decision declaring frozen embryos children could be a factor in Alabama's 2026 elections, particularly in the races for attorney general and Supreme Court.

The bill says doctors, health care providers, hospitals and clinics have legal protection when it comes to IVF, unless there is “criminal negligence” or “general criminal intent.” ...

State Senator Thomas A. Pressly, R-Shreveport, walks to the senate floor at the State Capitol on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. In 2025, he sponsored a bill that aimed to protect IVF access in Louisiana.

The bill says doctors, health care providers, hospitals and clinics have legal protection when it comes to IVF, unless there is “criminal negligence” or “general criminal intent.” ...