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Feb 2024
40m 46s

IVF Threatened by Unprecedented Alabama ...

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Healthcare attorney Harry Nelson, a partner at Nelson Hardiman, discusses the repercussions of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children. Immigration expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses President Biden possibly taking executive action to control the border. Labor and employment law expert, Rebecca Bernhard, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, discusses steps employers should take before large scale layoffs. June Grasso hosts.

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