punitive damages if they're involved in the idea of treatments, the ruling by the all republican alabama supreme court has put into question the future of idea treatments considered one of the best ways for patients who want to have children, but are unable to conceive natural. the language used by alabama as chief justice includes several references to god i as the medical ethics, professor glenn cohen of harvard law school about that. and if it is problematic from a legal point of view, here's a real stay. and assistant chief justice parker is concurrence. he talks about the idea that it would be at front to himself capital age for god. and this idea of the wrath of god might befall people. it's highly unusual to say this kind of language is claimed is that alabama by several statutes of the past. the cost you for a minute as indicated that this is the view of the people of alabama. but i can say if you're not a member of it, you do a christian religion. it would seem quite an unusual thing to be told. this is the law of alabama, that god is a part of that outlaw. but that is a d. but she just as pa

the ruling by the old republican alabama supreme court has also put into question the future of 5 e. s. considered one of the best treatments for patients who want to have children, but struggle to conceive naturally as jill we valencia is a little professor at the university of arkansas alia. she explained the implications of this rolling. this opinion has no criminal consequences as of right now. right? so if, if a, a clinic were to accidentally destroy an embryo, as of right now, it does not have to be worried about being arrested for murder. but what this, what this opinion says is that is the clinic is, is negligent, and how it stores and takes care of the frozen embryos. that's when the clinic needs to be especially worried. and so in this exact case, at least what's alleged is, is there must have been a lock on the door for the freezer because a random patient was able to walk in and, and grab some of the embryos if dropped to them. um, you know, this has bigger ramifications too though, because in the us we do have a lot of embryos and freezers because we take a lot of eggs o

the ruling by the all republican alabama supreme court as put into question the future of idea of treatments, which you said is one of the best ways for patients who want to have children, but struggle to conceive natural. professor glenn cohen of harvard law school is a leading expert on medical ethics. i asked him what this really means for people who are already in the process of getting id of treatments in alabama. yeah, so the case was about on the alabama around the full death of a minor statute, in the case arose out of destruction, of embryos by mouth fees and allegedly, by the back. so uh that you know, that one of the largest providers, alabama has announced that they're going to suspend the us. there will be a question about whether people who already have frozen embryos to transfer them to another state for example. so when it comes to people who are starting out, they're gonna have a tough time finding an alabama, this one going to freeze their embryos and can you just store them? is that the king smell in alabama, a doctor who performs an idea of treatment. it could be what sue

offering and being involved in in vitro fertilization. treatments the ruling by the all republican alabama supreme court has put into question the future of i d f, which is considered one of the best treatments for patients. he wants to have children, but struggle to conceive natural warranty on joining to by professor dwayne co into the harvard law school, he's a leading expert on medical ethics professor. it's good to have you with this. um, let me just start by asking you, what does this really mean for people who are in alabama and are already in the process of receiving idea 3 yeah. so the case was about on the alabama wrongful death of a minor statute, in the case arose out of destruction, of embryos by mouth fees and allegedly, by the back. so that you know, that one of the largest providers in alabama has announced that they're going to suspend the us. there will be a question about whether people who already have frozen embryos to transfer them to another state for example. so when it comes to people who are starting now, if they're gonna have a tough time finding an alabama, this one going to

alabama. republicans own the disasters of roe v. wade. and republicans will learn when it comes to attacks on their personal freedom, american people do not easily forget. >> last week, alabama's republican state supreme courtegally children in the state of alabama. the ruling has completely shut down in vitro fertilization in the state of alabama, including for parents who are in the middle of the process. after a few days of public outrage, some republicans have realized the enormity of the problem they have created. donald trump was the first republican to publicly disagree with the alabama ruling, followed done by alabama's republican senator tommy tuberville, who had to reverse himself after fully supporting the decision that frozen embryos are children. and most republican members of the house of representatives voted for a bill saying exactly that. that embryos are children, including representative nancy mace, who is now saying, i will stop any and all efforts to ban ivf. nancy mace was one of the 167 republicans who cosponsored the life at conception act in 2021, which defines a human being as, quote, each and every member of the species almost peons at all stages of life, including the moment of f

make no mistake, republicans own the consequences of the alabama supreme court's decision. republicans know it. that's why republicans are scrambling desperate to backpedal and try to sound reasonable and supportive of ivf all of a sudden, because they see what they have done. republicans in alabama, even a conservative state like alabama, are now trying to save face by introducing legislation they claim will protect ivf providers. even they know how the american people are reacting to this terrible decision. even in alabama. republicans in florida are now trying to save face by postponing the consideration of anti-abortion legislation. this is the state that said no abortions after six weeks, when most women don't even know they're pregnant. and by the way, the popularity of the governor has dramatically dropped after he passed that legis legislation, because floridians don't like it. even republicans here in washington are trying to save face by putting off the introduction of national abortion bans, because they recognize the mess they've gotten themselves into. and of co

the ruling was issued by republican judges in alabama who ran for the state supreme court as republicans a ruling overturning roe v wade that was written by republican justices who were appointed by republican presidents, including a guy named donald trump saying this has nothing to do with republicans is like saying the dolly parton song "jolene" has nothing to do with a woman named jolene which is another argument i'm sure lindsey graham would happily make "i'll listen to that song plenty of times i've never heard of this jolene jolene." [ laughter ] "jolene, jolene. [ laughter ] the threat to fertility treatments and ivf in alabama is the inevitable consequence of your actions you can't say you're pro-ivf if you're also in favor of so-called fetal personhood, which puts ivf at risk voters know that you can tell trump is spooked, because his handlers wrangled him into reading a prepared statement expressing support for ivf off a teleprompter, although he can't even do that like a normal person. >> i strongly support the availability of ivf for couples who are trying to have a precious

of the story for us >> reporter: tonight, the fallout from the alabama supreme court decision extending to politics, with some republicans attempting to walk a fine line on reproductive rights. on wednesday, nikki haley asked about the alabama decision by nbc news' ali vitali >> the supreme court there said embryos created through ivf are considered children and are offered those same protections. do you agree >> i mean, i think -- i mean, embryos, to me, are babies >> reporter: later appearing to walk back those comments. >> i guess my question is, you then disagree with the alabama supreme court, right >> yeah, but i think that the court was doing it based on the law. we don't want fertility treatments to shut down. >> reporter: reproductive rights have become a thorny issue for republicans since the fall of roe v. wade. with the vast majority of americans supporting access to ivf, a survey from republican stalwart kellyanne conway's firm showed 78% support, even among those who identify as pro-life advocates today at cpac, an annual gathering of conservatives, women we spoke to were in full support of ivf. >> why woul

alabama's court ruling has no change the political conversation. >> tonight, the followed from the alabama supreme court decision extending into politics, with some republicans attempting to walk a fine line on reproductive rights. on wednesday, nikki haley asked about the alabama decision by nbc news's ali vitali. >> the supreme court there said that embryos created through ivf her consider children, and they are offered the same protections. do you agree? >> i mean, i think that embryos, to, me or babies. >> later, appearing to walk back those comments. >> i guess my question is, you then disagree with the alabama supreme court, right? >> yeah. but i think that the court was doing it based on the law. we do not one fertility treatments to shut down. >> reproductive rights have become an issue for republicans since the fall of roe v. wade. for the vast majority of americans, supporting access to ivf, a survey from republican kellyanne conway's from should 78% support, even among those who identify as pro life advocates. today at cpac, an annual gathering of conservatives, woman we spoke to were in full support of ivf. >> why would they stop doing that for p

republican presidential primary. we'll have more from the campaign trail in south carolina in just a moment. >>> plus, more fallout from the ivf ruling from the alabama supreme court. several house republicans are now trying to distance themselves from the decision as additional providers are pausing services in that state. and also ahead we'll look at the state of the war in ukraine as the country prepares to mark two years of defending itself from an unprovoked russian invasion. >>> good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this friday, february 23rd. i'm jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. and we will begin this morning in california where yesterday president biden met with the widow and daughter of deseelsed russian opposition leader alexei navalny. tweeting these images along a message saying alexei's legacy of courage will live on through his family. their meeting in san francisco yesterday comes less than a week after alexei navalny died in a siberian prison camp. later in the day president biden spoke to reporters about their meeting and new sanctions against russia that will be announced later today. >> this morning i had the h

alabama's supreme court. in friday's unprecedented decision, the all-republican court ruled that frozen embryos are the legal valent of children. now alabama's largest hospital is pausing all in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers across the state and the country evaluate what this means. the ruling could have a devastating effect for people who desperately want to have children in a state that already has one of the nation's strictest abortion laws. the decision may also make the already expensive cost of infertility skyrocket because of rising liability costs. to understand the possible impact, look at the numbers from the cdc. nearly 1,000 babies were born in the u.s. in 2021 using ivf treatments, that's more than 2% of all births. cbs's meg oliver speaks to a woman who's spent years and thousands of dollars trying to get pregnant. >> i'm angry. i'm sad. i'm just a whole slew of things. >> reporter: 34-year-old jasmine york turned to ivf to get pregnant, but now her dream of having another child has come to a sudden halt. is ivf your last hope to have a baby? >> yes. there is no other w

the ruling by the all republican supreme court in alabama has put into question the future of adf. adf is considered one of the best treatments for patients who would like to have children, but, and been able to conceive natural. well, i'm joined now by jo. we berlin's a law professor at the university of arkansas professor. it's good to have you with this. let me ask you, what is this ruling in alabama? what does it mean for people in the states you are already in the process of using ib, i've hoping that they can can see well, thank you for having me. um that depends on the clinic. and as you just reported, a few clinics are pausing temper, hopefully temporarily to try to figure out what the ruling really means. as of right now, what the ruling means is that the clinics do need to be more careful and make sure that they take care of any frozen embryos. because if, if, if any ambrose were destroyed because of negligence, that means the people whose embryos these were, those weren't or could see the clinic for wrongful death. now, now that the alabama supreme court said the embryo is a

. >> the alabama supreme court ruling on ivf. can republicans come together when ivf is threatened? gov. cox: it is a good question. we have been in meetings all week. i have not read the alabama decision or opinion, so i do not know. it is one of the issues i am sure we will be talking about more. thank you, everyone. gov. polis: thank you, all. >> nga chair spencer cox, republican governor of utah, joined us to discuss his "disagree better" initiative and top agenda items at this week's nga winter meeting. host: welcome back to "washington journal." we are joined by governor spencer cox, welcome to the program. gov. cox: thank you for having me back. good to be with you. host: you are here for the national governors association winter meeting. can you remind us what that is, the purpose of these meetings? gov. cox: of course. the national governors association is the association for all of america's governors in 50 states and several u.s. territories. we get together several times during the year to talk about issues important to every state. it is a great opportunity for us to lea

alabama's supreme court. in friday's unprecedented decision, the all republican court ruled that frozen embryos are the legal s largest hospital is pausing all invitro fertilization treatments as health care providers across the state and the country evaluate what this means. the ruling could have a devastating effect for people who desperately want to have children in a state that already has one of the nation's strictest abortion laws. the decision may also make the already expensive costs of infertility treatments skyrocket because of rising liability costs. to understand the possible impact, look at these numbers from the cdc. nearly 100,000 babies were born in the u.s. in 2021 using ivf treatments. that's more than 2% of all births. cbs' meg oliver speaks tonight to a woman who has spent years and thousands of dollars trying to get pregnant. >> i'm angry. i'm sad. i'm just a whole slew of things. >> reporter: 34-year-old jasmine york turned to ivf to get pregnant, but now her dream of having another child has come to a sudden halt. is ivf your last hope to have a baby? >> yes. there is no other way. >> r

. >> the alabama supreme court ruling on ivf. can republicans come together when ivf is threatened? gov. cox: it is a good question. we have been in meetings all week. i have not read the alabama decision or opinion, so i do not know. it is one of the issues i am sure we will be talking about more. thank you, everyone. gov. polis:"washington journal, continues. host: we are joined now by gov. spencer cox a republican from utah in the chair of the governors association. welcome to the program. you are here in washington for the governors association winter meeting. can you remind us of what the association is in the purpose of these meetings? guest: the national governors association is an association for all of the nation's governors and we get together several times a year to talk about the issues important to every state. we still believe the states of the laboratories of democracy. we believe that is where true policymaking is happening and so this is a cool opportunity for republicans and democrats, it's a bipartisan association. i'm the chairman this year. it is one of those rar

and last week, the alabama supreme court decided frozen embryos are children, forcing clinics in alabama to stop i.b.f. treatments. republicans are now claiming they support contraception and i.v.f. 105 republicans voted against my bill to protect the right of contraception and over 120 republicans co-sponsored the life at conception act, a bill that uses the same reasoning as the alabama court that includes no protection for i.v.f. or birth control and would decimate i.v.f. and abortion access nationwide. earlier today, senate republicans blocked a bill to protect the right to access i.v.f. they don't care about protecting reproductive rights but about controlling women's bodies. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: i rise to recognize command sergeant korean bell for service for the united states of america. command bel

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i'm kasie hunt here in washington republicans are still grappling with the fallout from alabama supreme court ruling that frozen embryos are people leading multiple fertility clinics to stop offering ivf treatments in alabama. donald trump over the week began trying to give republicans some cover on the issue >> level i strongly support the availability of ivf for couples who are trying to have a precious little beautiful baby. >> i support but that does not mean that republicans aren't struggling to talk about it. here was texas governor greg abbott with our dana bash yesterday are you saying that families in texas who are using ivf have extra embryo embryos that are frozen, do not need to worry well so you raise fat questions that are complex and i simply don't know the answer to let me give you a couple of >> examples and that is i have no idea mathematically, the number of frozen embryos is, is it 1101001000 things like that matter. these are very complex issues where i'm not sure sure everybody is really thought about what all the potential problems are. and as a result, no one really kn

republicans are moving really quickly to distance themselves from that controversial alabama supreme in court ivf ruling. alabama's attorney general says he no intention of prosecuting families or ivf providers. republicans across the country now, including former president trump, have come out in support of protecting ivf treatments does that undercut the arguments by democrats that republicans are going after in vitro fertilization >> hell, no, it does not. i mean, we've always known that with the appointments that donald trump made to the united states supreme court, that ivf, that a woman's ability to make her own decisions about her body and all the panoply of things that come from that were in jeopardy. and so this alabama supreme court ruling is natural extension of that, and that's exactly why even in a state like michigan where we've made huge strides and protecting the right to reproductive freedom is still very much at risk with a prospect of a second trump term. >> governor >> part of the issue and it is ivf is incredibly complicated on a lot of levels. part of the issue that repu

america and the growing backlash to that alabama supreme court decision that declared embryos should be treated as children. a growing number of conservative republicansaking out against the ruling. there are also a number of key developments in alabama that have possible nationwide implications. one of the country's largest embryo shipping companies today saying they reportedly paused doing business in alabama, and that means many of the people who hoped to continue their treatment out-of-state have lost that option. also this, the alabama attorney general for his part announced today he has no intention of prosecuting ivf clinics or its patients. now this all comes just ahead of the key republican primary vote tomorrow in south carolina, and that is where cbs's robert costa is tonight. >> reporter: republican primary front-runner former president donald trump said he strongly supports the availability of ivf. >> today i'm calling on the alabama legislature to act quickly to find an immediate solution to preserve the availability of ivf in alabama. >> reporter: as former u.n. ambassador nikki haley aims for a breakthrough in her home st state. a nati

alabama supreme court decided, but they could carry criminal consequences. that is the setup here. >> carol lee, this supreme court decision and alabama, how risky is this for republicans in an election year? >> here is the dynamic. the republicans were already struggling with how to message on abortion. and now -- >> they are going for there further. >> they have this. prominent republicans from senator tuberville of alabama who didn't seem to understand what the ruling meant. >> he called it a bill. >> correct. to nikki haley, to tim scott he said he has not really studied the issue. and former president trump who as of yet, has not weighed in, unless he has in the last few moments. so this is a different dynamic for the polling reasons. at the beginning of this, even those who oppose abortion rights, or for ivf treatments. it is how they grow their families. then you see the biden campaign which is seizing all of this. from the white house, to the campaign, they intend to continue to do that and the president, and the vice president today, destroying the direct line saying that this decision in alabama as what they have been warning about after the supreme court ove

alabama supreme court ruled frozen embryos are unborn children. democrats are running with this as a warning to families. republicanama state they are working on a solution. were sitting down with one of them alabama state senator tim nelson coming up next. >> we check in with former president trump campaign is voters make their choices inar soute h carolina. smelling fresh way longer than detergent alone. get 6x longer-lasting freshness plus odor production with downy unstopables. try for under $5. disrupts my skin, night and day. despite treatment, it's still not under control. but now i have rinvoq. rinvoq is a once-daily pill that reduces the itch and helps clear the rash of eczema—fast. some rinvoq patients felt significant itch relief as early as 2 days. some achieved dramatic skin clearance as early as 2 weeks. and many taking rinvoq saw clear or almost-clear skin. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. serious infections and blood clots, some fatal, cancers, including lymphoma and skin; heart attack, stroke, and gi tears occurred. people 50 and older with a heart disease risk facto

alabama supreme court's decision. i want to let you look at the statement that came out in the last few moments quote, under my leadership the republican party will always support the creation of strong thriving, healthy families. we want to make it easier for mothers and fathers to have babies, not harder. that includes supporting the availability of fertility treatments like ivf in every state of american. like the overwhelming americans, conservative christians and pro life americans, i support the availability of ivf for couples trying to have a precious baby. today i'm calling on the alabama legislature to act quickly to find an immediate solution to preserve the availability of ivf in alabama. the republican party should be on the side of miracle of life and on the side of mothers and

traction for democrats you have the republican attorney general of alabama saying, look, i would never use this as the basis to prosecute anybody. the state supreme court ruling, you have republicans in legislature. they're saying we're going to try to fix it by word, not theirs, but they're gonna try to create a law that does it still have shelf power. how do you, how do you use it even if they even if they take some steps pretty quickly to try to say sorry, court wrong. >> okay. so when oh, wow and warned ohio, where right. 20 minutes from where i'm from, a black woman was tried to get charges filed against her for having a miscarriage because folks said, well, we wouldn't do that to him and we want to protect women. but when the law is no longer, roe was no longer the law of the land process putin's do happen. so i think it can be charging factor, not just for the top of the ticket but down the ballot. elections of state supreme courts, guess what states have supreme court races this year? ohio, north carolina, montana, michigan. guess what else? most of those states are battleground states and have senate races. so it can definitely have a long she

the alabama supreme court decision is republican ideology in action. so spare me the empty statements, especially after the objection that we just saw here, unless you're actually going to work with us to protect ivf. save your breath. there are women in alabama who desperately want to start a family, women who have tried for years to get pregnant, women who have gone through the heartbreak of miscarriage, women who are battling cancer and other devastating diagnosis for whom ivf is the only way they will be able to have children. and now after everything they've been through, the hope, the disappointment, the thousands, even tens of thousands of dollars it can cost to pursue ivf, after all that, these women have had their dreams shattered because republicans believe a frozen embryo kept in storage at an ivf clinic is the same and should have the exact same rights as a living, breathing human person. that's not hyperbole. that is not hypothetical. that is what is happening. you don't have to imagine how painful this is. you just have to listen to the w

, senate democrats will try to move on a bill protecting ivf in the wake of alabama state supreme court ruling. but republicans in the senate, they're already signaling that they're going to block it. they argue have you have shouldn't be in the hands of congress, rather, it's an issue for the states. now, in alabama, ivf treatments remain really in limbo in large part services on hold in at least three alabama fertility clinics. now, the state legislature though, is trying to step in two republican state lawmakers have introduced bills to better protect providers from legal peril. democrats in the alabama state house, they're also making moves to better define what frozen embryos are specifically that frozen embryos are not children counter to the supreme court but ruling cnn's isabel rosales is in montgomery, alabama for much more on this and as well, they rally is planned at the state capital this morning of families and advocates. what's happening? >> right? and just a couple of hours, there is an advocacy day rally happening here just outside of the state house. we're gonna have ivf patients, providers, f

president trump also breaking republican presidential candidate nikki haley declares that she believes embryos are babies siding with a stunning decision by the alabama supreme court. >> we're tracking >> all the fallout from the ruling as a major provider is now pausing in vitro fertilization treatments in alabama, fearing prosecution and define house republicans are trying to push the biden impeachment inquiry forward, grilling the president's brother behind, closed doors, despite the very damning indictment of a former fbi informant accused because of getting bogus dirt on the bidens from the russians welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the situation room the skis, cnn breaking news >> let's get right to the breaking news. president biden now weighing new executive action to address the immigration prices that's a huge concern for many americans at the southern border and beyond cnn's priscilla alvarez is over at the white house. she's got details. priscilla, what are you learning >> well, sources are telling me that the white house is now considering this executive action that would essentially lim

and what does it say when republicans go too far, even for trump? alabama supreme court appears to view ivf treatment no differently than abortions. and if you think it's just an alabama thing, wake up. i am ayman mohyeldin, let's do it. ♪ ♪ ♪ with the south carolina primary officially over, it is time to talk about the next political contest on the calendar. tuesday, voters in the crucial battleground state of michigan will cast ballots in both the democratic and republican primary contests. for president biden, tuesday's primary presents perhaps the first real threat to his reelection hopes. ahead of the primary, local progressives launched a campaign urging michiganders to vote and committed, to send a warning to the president that his continued support for israel and its bombardment of gaza, as well as his refusal to call for a cease-fire, could cost him votes in november's presidential election. especially among arab americans and muslim american voters, which make up a large portion of michigan's electorate. and the hope is this campaign will serve as a wake up cal

as alabama supreme court rules that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children, many republicansistance themselves. hello. a very warm welcome to the programme. i'm sally bundock. we start with the war in gaza. us presidentjoe biden has said he hopes a ceasefire could start by the beginning of next week. negotiators are seeking a halt to the fighting and the release of israeli hostages held in gaza. here's the president speaking late on monday. my my national security adviser tells me that we close, we're close, we're not done yet. my hope is by next monday we will have a ceasefire. let's take a look at the latest on those meetings. israel and hamas have been holding so—called "proximity "talks" in qatar. there are reports that 400 palestinian prisoners, serving sentences for terror—related crimes, could be exchanged for a0 female and elderly israeli hostages. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed to go ahead with an assault on gaza's southernmost city, rafah, regardless of any agreement. according to the hamas—run health ministry, nearly 30,000 people have been

alabama supreme court ruling. the new discussion surrounding that legislat n treatments. this comes as some senate republicans are saying that they support access to assisted reproductive technology. fox's madeline rivera has more. days after alabama's supreme court ruled frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, senate democrats are calling for more protection for reproductive rights. >> since becoming a parent just became so much harder. >> senator tammy duckworth, who had two daughters through in vitro fertilization, and senator patty murray, say they will force a vote on the access to family building act on the senate floor on wednesday, which would ensure that every american's right to become a parent via treatments like ivf is fully protected, regardless of what state they live in, guaranteeing that no hopeful parent or doctor is punished. >> the bill was first introduced in 2022, but senate republicans blocked the vote, though some in the gop say they may be more open to it this time around. >> usually those bills are about abortion, not ivf, so, but we'll see. if it's a clean bill, th

in the wake of last week's alabama state supreme court decision defining children now to frozen embryos. the republicanbling to deal with the fallout of cohesive response. we have women's health care is in dangerous disarray yet again. multiple alabama hospitals have paused ivf procedures indefinitely and nationwide, embryo shipping services have stopped transporting to and from alabama. this is very personal for me. we were blessed with the gift of my daughter because of ivf. i am pro-choice. what i do with my remaining frozen embryos is exactly that, my choice. as a lawyer, i also believe in the rule of law. but if i didn't go through ivf, i wouldn't have my little girl. this alabama decision is a dream stealer, taking way the chance for so many to have a family. it is unjust, cruel, and a dangerous harbinger of christian naturalism destroying our individual rights. joining me now is a senior writer for slate, mark joseph stern. mark, you've been tip of spear on this alabama decision straight when it came out. i need you to be on the show to talk about, it so people really understood the import of wh

supreme court ruling that upended in vitro fertilization treatment. president biden, who calls the ruling outrageous, directed becerra to go to alabama. now, last week, you might remember the republican controlled state supreme court ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. several clinics have paused ivf treatments since the court's decision came down. during his visit. becerra will meet with patients and doctors. as we said , who have been impacted by the court's ruling. and even though the ruling was in alabama, it's affecting families here in northern california. a sacramento area woman says her last viable embryo is trapped in legal issues at the university of alabama in birmingham. as brittany hope tells us, the mother is fighting for her family's chance at a new baby move it bud, i'm first. >> you're last. >> heather mauer waited years. >> what is it, kelsey? moo, can you say cow? go very good. >> for moments like this, we retrieved 11 eggs at and seven fertilized and three developed into embryos. >> and after genetic testing, only two were viable. >> maximus was born in july of 2022, a year later, she told her doctor she was ready for embryo numbe

and senate republicans blocked a measure to protect ivf treatments when the growing backlash from the alabama supreme court decision. then mitch mcconnell's departure from leadership as congress kicks the can down the road on funding the government again as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. >>> good evening once again, i'm stephanie ruhle. we are now 251 days away from the election. we begin this evening with major news from the supreme court. donald trump has officially succeeded in at least delaying another one of his cases. the supreme court will hear his appeal over presidential immunity in the federal election interference case in april. earlier this month, a panel of circuit court judges ruled against trump, then given the chance to ask the supreme court to take the case. here is my colleague laura jarrett. >> tonight the u.s. supreme court deciding to weigh in on a critical issue that could make or break the special counsel's case against former president trump, agreeing to decide whether mr. trump must be shielded from prosecution by claiming presidential immunity for the acts he

supreme court. i want to ask you about the situation with the alabama supreme court ruling that embryos are babies and the fallout that we're seeing with ivf because of this, many republicans are trying they clean this up as quickly as they can, quicker than some other issues they have now saying that ivf will not be prosecuted. do you think voters will remember this in november or do you think republicans are going to clean this up quickly enough that it kinda takes the bite out of it as an issue for democrats well, we're not going to let them take a bite out of it because we know what this come from. this comes out of that ruling the dobbs case that got rid of roe v. wade. >> we know those supreme court justices especially those two the sense we just saw alito and clarence thomas a chopping at the bit, not just to stop here, but all going all the way. the copacetic if you are saying frozen embryo must be treated as a person, then what is next? the egg and sperm is that net? these guys really on a mission, a mission to put women black back into second class citizenship, as well as african americans. in many instances. >> and so i would say >> that people all the time just

and the republican party is at the helm of it. >> and you had, yesterday, nikki haley saying that she agreed with the alabama supreme court that embryos are children. but later on she tried to clarify her remarks, announcing ivf should be available. what are your thoughts on, as an example of, to your point, this is a space republicans just don't want to be in. >> nikki haley flip-flopping on an issue and having to backpedal and then explain again is just another day that ends in why. this is part of the weakness of her candidacy. and this is coming from someone who used artificial reproductive technology to have her own child. these people are just unbelievable at times. i am glad that we are pointing this out. she knows that this is not an issue they want to argue. she knows that the idea of banning ivf is out of the mainstream. so she had to clarify. she was trying to cater to republican primary voters who are on the extreme, out of the mainstream on this, and then realize, oh, that's not the right answer. i need to keep myself honest in this and clarify. look, republican strategists across the country know that the ab

they do that because the alabama supreme court recently ruled that embryos created through ivf are considered children. let's just say the responses we've heard from some republicansned have been incredibly revealing. alabama senator tommy tuberville is exhibit a. in fact, he earned himself exhibit a, b, and c. >> do you have a reaction to the alabama supreme court ruling on the fact that embryos are children? >> yeah, i was all for it. you know, you've just got to look at everything going on in the country, it is just a tackle on family, a attack on kids. anything we can do for the future of our young, people they are number one commodity. we need to have more kids, we need to have opportunities to do that. >> i mean, he is all for ending ivf treatment, but we need more kids. obviously, it doesn't take a medical degree to know that those two statements are blatant contradictions, which, nbc's dasha quickly pointed out. >> ivf is used to have more children and right now ivf services are paused at some of the clinics in alabama. are you concerned that this could impact people trying to have kids? >> well, that's for another conversation. >> what do you say to the w

here in the us, local and national leaders in the republican party are scrambling to contain the backlash from a controversial alabama supreme courton. on friday, alabama's attorney general declared he will not prosecute in vitro fertilisation providers orfamilies. his guarantee comes after at least three providers in the state have halted the fertility procedure out of concern that mishandling the fertilised eggs could lead to civil or even criminal lawsuits. and the current frontrunner for the gop presidential nomination — donald trump — emphasised his support for the treatments. i strongly support the availability of ivf for couples who are trying to have a precious little, beautiful baby. i support it. cheering and today i am calling on the alabama legislature to act quickly to find an immediate solution, to preserve the availability of ivf in alabama, and i'm sure they're going to do that. the former president made those comments as he was campaigning in south carolina, before saturday's gop primary in the state. his final opponent for the party's nomination — nikki haley — is also seeking support in the state and has promise