SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund issued the following news release: The Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation's preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals, has released the 18th annual U.S. State Animal Protection Laws Ranking Report (2023), ranking the animal protection laws of all 50 states. For the first time, Oregon has claimed the top rank in animal protection laws -- followed by Maine (2), Illinois (3), Massachusetts (4), and Colorado (  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The American Society for Reproductive Medicine issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2024, by President Paula Amato: * * * "In LePage v Mobile Infirmary Clinic, the Alabama Supreme Court made a decision that flies in the face of medical reality and the needs of the citizens of Alabama. In its medically and scientifically unfounded decision, the court held that a fertilized frozen egg in a fertility clinic freezer should be treated as the legal equivalent of an exis  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 21 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: The Freedom From Religion Foundation condemns the recent outrageous theocratic 7-2 ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court. It describes embryos as "children," contains a bible-laden concurrence and endangers in-vitro fertilization in the state. The ruling clearly shows the religion-based mentality that drives anti-abortion legislation and court judgments. The case involves an I  more