A resolution to be considered by North Dakota Republican Party delegates at their upcoming convention would define life as beginning at fertilization and call for criminal penalties for “anyone who kills a pre-born human being.”

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that it’s up to states and not Congress to preserve access to in vitro fertilization, weighing in on a growing national debate and campaign issue.

Alabama House Democrats filed a bill in the House last week to protect access to birth control.

At least one IVF service said the Legislature’s protective measure doesn’t go far enough.

Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker has a history of controversial associations.