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Marilyn Lands flipped a State House seat in the deep-red state by 25 percentage points, underscoring the continued political potency of reproductive rights.

Two major fertility clinics said they were moving to resume treatments quickly, though legal experts cautioned that state constitutional challenges may still arise.

Republicans, many of whom have said they support access to the treatment, have argued that it should be left to states to ensure its legality after an Alabama court ruled that frozen embryos were children.

A court ruling declaring frozen embryos to be legally considered children has set off a scramble among leaders in both parties to preserve access to a crucial reproductive treatment.

A ruling by the state’s Supreme Court could change common practices at fertility clinics in the state and possibly nationwide.

The ruling raises worrisome legal issues for would-be parents far beyond Alabama whose hopes for children may depend on in vitro fertilization.

To those advancing Christian nationalism, the will of God counts more than the will of the American people.