Its parliamentarians Florida in the U.S. stalled the process of adopting a bill that would have provided protections to “unborn children” but potentially hit assisted reproduction clinics in the state; as happened a few days ago in Alabamathe Washington Post reported yesterday Monday.

Florida Sen. Erin Grahl told the Post that “while I have worked tirelessly to address questions and concerns, I understand there is still work to be done” on the bill.

It is not clear whether the bill will come back for debate in the local Senate and House in the current parliamentary session, which ends in two weeks.

The decision in Florida comes as Republicans try to deal with the fallout from a recent decision by the Alabama Supreme Court.

That court ruled that fertilized eggs frozen in test tubes should be considered children, upsetting doctors and patients at assisted reproduction clinics and raising legal questions.

The Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling means parents in the state can sue for the wrongful death of their children, including fetuses, under the state’s Sanctity of Human Life Amendment, which was approved by voters in 2018. and protects “the sanctity of unborn life and the rights of unborn children.”

In the summer of 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision, which recognized women’s constitutional right to abortion in 1973.

Since then every state can legislate on abortion. Conservative states such as Alabama have imposed almost complete bans on abortion.

Democrats relied on the fact that American voters do not seem to support a majority of strict abortion restrictions, and in the 2022 midterm elections they managed to retain control of the Senate and limit their losses in the House of Representatives.

Now Republican candidates are avoiding raising the issue of abortion ahead of the presidential election, while Democrats hope to use the issue to boost Joe Biden’s bid for a second term in office.

Nikki Haley, a candidate for the Republican nomination for the US presidential election in November, said she believes that frozen embryos created through IVF are children, supporting the controversial decision of the Alabama Supreme Court.

But her rival Donald Trump in an announcement Friday asked lawmakers in Alabama to find a middle ground so that assisted reproductive services remain available in the state.

“I strongly support the availability of assisted reproduction for couples trying to conceive a precious baby,” he said in a post on Truth Social.