SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 1 -- The American Nurses Association issued the following news release: The American Nurses Association (ANA) is deeply concerned by the implications of Alabama Supreme Court's recent decision which asserts that embryos are the legal equivalent of minor children and are protected under the state's Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. ANA is considering the negative impacts this ruling will have on access to essential reproductive health in Alabama, particularly for fami  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The American Society for Reproductive Medicine issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024, Sean Tipton, chief advocacy and policy officer: * * * Since the Alabama Supreme Court released its misinformed decision, we have seen democracy in action. Patients, physicians, and people in Alabama are justifiably outraged that eight justices of the state Supreme Court have effectively halted access to critical health care, preventing the people of Alabama who need medical as  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses issued the following news release: AWHONN supports the inclusion of infertility treatments as reproductive health care and believe those who need it should have the option to cryopreserve embryos through in vitro fertilization (IVF). The Alabama Supreme Court's decision has the potential to impede access to this treatment. Declaring personhood for embryos creates the possibility of legal consequences if an  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for the shooting death of a Sikh man in California. The Times of India initially reported that a 29-year-old Sikh musician was shot outside a gurdwara (Sikh house of worship) in Sel  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 1 -- The Catholic Medical Association issued the following news release: The Catholic Medical Association (CMA) praises the Alabama Supreme Court for its recent decision recognizing the biological fact that an embryo is a human being from the moment of fertilization, and therefore, upholding the state's recognition of the right to life for every human being from the moment of conception. According to the ruling, written by Justice Jay Mitchell, "Unborn childre  more