How will the Alabama IVF ruling affect the US election?
A landmark online free speech case and an IVF ruling reignite old debates
US Supreme Court justices are considering two cases from Florida and Texas which could fundamentally alter the future of online free speech.
Meanwhile, in Alabama, the state鈥檚 top court ruling on IVF has cast doubt on the future of the treatment, as the debate over reproductive rights enters new territory.
We unpack what鈥檚 going on, how the cases could affect the lives of Americans, and how they could influence the upcoming election.
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Mary Zeigler, legal historian, professor of law, and expert on the history, and politics of reproduction.
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This episode was made by Chris Flynn, Rufus Gray, Catherine Fusillo, and Claire Betzer. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The series producer is George Dabby. The senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.
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