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State Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Friday February 23, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Atlanta Braves Executives Continue Mentorship Program With Samford Students
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Feb. 23 -- Samford University issued the following news release: Trying to gain professional connections can be an isolating experience for students who are about to join the workforce. The Atlanta Braves are bridging that gap with Samford University students, one mentorship experience at a time. The sports marketing concentration in Brock School of Business and the sport administration major in the School of Health Professions have a collaborative partnership with executi  more

Boston University: Alabama Court Ruling That Frozen Embryos Are Children and Its Impact on the Future of IVF Treatment
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 23 -- Boston University issued the following news: By Molly Callahan When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered children and that people can be held legally responsible for destroying them, the decision reverberated across the country. It was also a decision that could have a widespread chilling effect on the use of fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), says Boston University School of Law Professor Nicole Hub  more

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Michiganders Deserve To Know - Why Is Paul Junge Silent on Efforts To Outlaw IVF?
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Yesterday, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling threatening reproductive care that millions of families depend on. After describing himself as pro-life "at all times," saying Roe v. Wade created "made-up rights," and supporting efforts to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest, Paul Junge has made it clear that he is waging a war on women's rights. Michigan  more

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Michiganders Deserves To Know - Why Is John James Silent on Efforts To Outlaw IVF?
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Yesterday, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling threatening reproductive care that millions of families depend on. John James has said that he is "100% Pro-Life. Always have been. Always will be" and even compared abortion to "genocide." He supported overturning Roe v. Wade, and promised to "not stop fighting until we end abortion." James even went so far as to oppose  more

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Michiganders Deserves To Know - Why Is Tom Barrett Silent on Efforts To Outlaw IVF?
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Yesterday, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling threatening reproductive care that millions of families depend on. After boasting that he is "100% PRO-LIFE - NO EXCEPTIONS," supporting the 1931 Michigan law that would ban abortion with no exception for rape or incest, and defending his extreme stance by saying, "I know I'm right," Tom Barrett has made it clear that he  more

UMass-Lowell: Expert - Ruling Embryos Children 'Defies Common Sense and Logic'
LOWELL, Massachusetts, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: * * * Women's Health, Reproductive Science Expert Available for Interviews * * * Tuesday's Alabama Supreme Court ruling that stated embryos in test tubes be considered children "defies common sense and logic," according to Associate Professor Heidi Collins Fantasia, chair of the UMass Lowell Solomont School of Nursing. A board-certified women's health nurse practitione  more