Reproductive Rights Today

Republicans in Florida say legislation that would let expectant parents collect damages in wrongful death lawsuits for fetuses wouldn’t apply to frozen embryos created through in vitro fertilization. 

Doctors and reproductive rights advocates are condemning a Michigan Republican’s endorsement of misleading statements about hormonal birth control and his suggestion that lawmakers should ban them. 

Reproductive rights advocates said a decision by the Alabama Supreme Court finding that frozen embryos are “children” could end IVF treatments in the state.

Republican legislators in Florida have introduced “personhood” language into a wrongful death bill, which abortion-rights activists say could interfere with ongoing efforts to enshrine abortion access in the state constitution , reports the Florida Phoenix. 

Providers in Kansas would be required to ask patients why they're getting an abortion under a new proposal heard by a House committee Wednesday, Kansas Reflector reported. The legislation would also make doctors ask patients about their domestic violence history, housing situation and any financial assistance they’ve received from pregnancy-related organizations.

Even though 57% of Ohio voters approved Issue 1 — a reproductive rights ballot measure — in November, Republicans mounting bids for legislative and congressional offices are still touting their anti-abortion views. 

Kansas Republicans are plowing ahead with the anti-abortion agenda the party outlined for 2024. 

Abortion rights groups have sued Michigan officials over three abortion regulations, arguing that the restrictions are burdensome. 

The Virginia House of Delegates could vote on legislation this week that would cut off public funding for abortions. 

Amanda D’Angelo only had a few weeks to get used to the idea that she was going to be a twin mom, before her eight-week scan revealed one had died.

Justices on the conservative-leaning Florida Supreme Court questioned counsel from Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office Wednesday who argued that an abortion rights measure should be barred from the November ballot. Senior Deputy Solicitor General Nathan Forrester said that the ballot summary — sponsors want to codify abortion up to fetal viability or later if the patient’s health is at risk — was misleading and doesn’t account for potential federal restrictions on abortion, Florida Phoenix reports. 

A Missouri bill would require the courts to give custody of embryos stored before a couple was divorced to the former partner who is most likely to conceive.