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Shock, anger, confusion grip Alabama after court ruling on embryos

The state Supreme Court decision signals a new chapter in America’s fight over reproductive rights and marks another blow to women’s rights groups who expect similar challenges in other conservative states.

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Users consume kratom in the hopes of relieving pain, easing anxiety, boosting energy or weaning themselves off opioids or other drugs. Kratom advocates insist that death statistics are misleading because the cases nearly always involve other drugs that can be lethal.

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Shock, anger, confusion grip Alabama after court ruling on embryos

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