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Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Thursday March 7th, 2024. This is the

excerpt. Today Alabama's legislature has passed IVF protections.

Plus what's next after Nicky Haley dropped out of the presidential race and

Super Bloom is coming. Alabama

lawmakers gave final approval yesterday to legislation protecting in vitro

fertilization providers and patients. The move comes less than a month after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are legally protected as children.

Members of the state house passed the bill overwhelmingly 81 to 12 and the Senate did the same voting to concur with a vote of 29 to 1.

Republican Governor Kaye Ivey immediately signed the bill into law.

The bipartisan legislation provides civil and criminal immunity to fertility clinics and doctors for the death or damage to an embryo during the IVF process.

In the weeks after the state Supreme Court ruling, three of Alabama's largest

IVF providers temporarily shut down out of fear of prosecution.

Elected officials from across Alabama and the country spoke out in support of IVF including both

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Former South Carolina Governor Nicky Haley dropped out of the presidential race yesterday.

The time has now come to suspend my campaign.

I said I wanted Americans to have their voices heard. I have done that.

I have no regrets. And although I will no longer be a candidate, I will not stop using my voice for the things I believe in."

She made the announcement acknowledging that former President Donald Trump will likely be

the Republican Party nominee. Despite dropping out,

Haley's campaign made history.

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