Florida 'fetal personhood' bill stalls in wake of Alabama's IVF ruling

Florida Republican lawmakers axe ‘unborn child’ bill after Alabama IVF ruling

Both pro-choice and anti-abortion groups have welcomed the move

Florida lawmakers shelve 'fetal personhood' bill after Alabama backlash

Florida Republicans are unlikely to pass a so-called "fetal personhood" bill during the current legislative session following a Senate committee's decision on Monday to postpone further consideration of the proposal, which had been approved by several committees before an Alabama Supreme Court ruling last week sparked a national uproar over the right-wing push to secure rights for "the unborn."The panel said it was temporarily postponing Senate …

Florida 'fetal personhood' bill stalls in wake of Alabama's IVF ruling

Changes in Florida law affecting in vitro fertilization, or IVF, are in a holding pattern.

Florida lawmaker pulls bill on wrongful death of unborn children after Alabama IVF ruling

A Florida bill to allow people to file wrongful death lawsuits over the death of a fetus is being shelved because of the political fallout from an Alabama Supreme Court

Florida lawmaker pulls bill on wrongful death of unborn children after Alabama IVF ruling

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida bill to allow people to file wrongful death lawsuits over the death of a fetus is being shelved because of the political fallout from an Alabama Supreme Court decision that frozen embryos are legally protected children. Republican Sen. Erin Grall decided not to proceed with her bill Monday after opponents cited the Alabama ruling to raise questions about whether the legislation could be used to grant personhood…

Florida lawmaker pulls bill on wrongful death of unborn children after Alabama IVF ruling

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida bill to allow people to file wrongful death lawsuits over the death of a fetus is being shelved because of the political fallout from an Alabama Supreme Court decision that frozen embryos are legally protected children. Republican Sen. Erin Grall decided not to proceed with her bill on Monday after last week’s Alabama ruling. Opponents have raised questions about whether the legislation could be used to grant p…