Coverage & sourcesThe fight over IVF after Alabama's ruling that frozen embryos are children

Collected articles: every report in this story's record, counted once, in the week (Monday to Sunday, UTC) it was published; a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week. Copies of the same wire story count as separate articles. This shows how much we collected, not how important a development was or whether it was independently confirmed. It covers this record only, not all news coverage. Our collection begins in October 2021.

Collected articles per week

1117 dated articles from Feb 19, 2024 to the week of October 13, 2025.

4510Week of February 19, 2024: 451 articlesWeek of February 26, 2024: 158 articlesWeek of March 4, 2024: 159 articlesWeek of March 11, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of March 18, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of March 25, 2024: 32 articlesWeek of April 1, 2024: 9 articlesWeek of April 8, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of April 15, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of April 22, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of April 29, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of May 6, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of May 13, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of May 20, 2024: 5 articlesWeek of May 27, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of June 3, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of June 10, 2024: 69 articlesWeek of June 17, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of June 24, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of July 1, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of July 8, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of July 15, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of July 22, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of July 29, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of August 5, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of August 12, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of August 19, 2024: 22 articlesWeek of August 26, 2024: 62 articlesWeek of September 2, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of September 9, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of September 16, 2024: 66 articlesWeek of September 23, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of September 30, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of October 7, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of October 14, 2024: 23 articlesWeek of October 21, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of October 28, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of November 4, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of November 11, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of November 18, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of November 25, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of December 2, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of December 9, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of December 16, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of December 23, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of December 30, 2024: 0 articlesWeek of January 6, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of January 13, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of January 20, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of January 27, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of February 3, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of February 10, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of February 17, 2025: 39 articlesWeek of February 24, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of March 3, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of March 10, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of March 17, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of March 24, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of March 31, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of April 7, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of April 14, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of April 21, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of April 28, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of May 5, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of May 12, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of May 19, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of May 26, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of June 2, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of June 9, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of June 16, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of June 23, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of June 30, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of July 7, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of July 14, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of July 21, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of July 28, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of August 4, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of August 11, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of August 18, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of August 25, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of September 1, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of September 8, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of September 15, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of September 22, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of September 29, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of October 6, 2025: 0 articlesWeek of October 13, 2025: 22 articlesApr 2024Jun 2024Aug 2024Oct 2024Dec 2024Feb 2025Apr 2025Jun 2025Oct 2025

Weekly counts, newest first

Collected articles per week
Week ofArticlesReports
October 13, 202522October 2025 in the record
October 6, 20250
September 29, 20250September 2025 in the record
September 22, 20250
September 15, 20250
September 8, 20250
September 1, 20250
August 25, 20250August 2025 in the record
August 18, 20250
August 11, 20250
August 4, 20250
July 28, 20250July 2025 in the record
July 21, 20250
July 14, 20250
July 7, 20250
June 30, 20250June 2025 in the record
June 23, 20250
June 16, 20250
June 9, 20250
June 2, 20250
May 26, 20250May 2025 in the record
May 19, 20250
May 12, 20250
May 5, 20250
April 28, 20250April 2025 in the record
April 21, 20250
April 14, 20250
April 7, 20250
March 31, 20250March 2025 in the record
March 24, 20250
March 17, 20250
March 10, 20250
March 3, 20250
February 24, 20250February 2025 in the record
February 17, 202539
February 10, 20250
February 3, 20250
January 27, 20250January 2025 in the record
January 20, 20250
January 13, 20250
January 6, 20250
December 30, 20240December 2024 in the record
December 23, 20240
December 16, 20240
December 9, 20240
December 2, 20240
November 25, 20240November 2024 in the record
November 18, 20240
November 11, 20240
November 4, 20240
October 28, 20240October 2024 in the record
October 21, 20240
October 14, 202423
October 7, 20240
September 30, 20240September 2024 in the record
September 23, 20240
September 16, 202466
September 9, 20240
September 2, 20240
August 26, 202462August 2024 in the record
August 19, 202422
August 12, 20240
August 5, 20240
July 29, 20240July 2024 in the record
July 22, 20240
July 15, 20240
July 8, 20240
July 1, 20240
June 24, 20240June 2024 in the record
June 17, 20240
June 10, 202469
June 3, 20240
May 27, 20240May 2024 in the record
May 20, 20245
May 13, 20240
May 6, 20240
April 29, 20240April 2024 in the record
April 22, 20240
April 15, 20240
April 8, 20240
April 1, 20249
March 25, 202432March 2024 in the record
March 18, 20240
March 11, 20240
March 4, 2024159
February 26, 2024158February 2024 in the record
February 19, 2024451

Compare by outlet rating

Of 1,117 dated articles, 28% from left-rated outlets, 37% from center-rated outlets, 14% from local TV counted as center, 18% from right-rated outlets, 0% from outlets not yet rated and 3% from outlets not placed left or right.

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The table, with every outlet behind each number

Outlets nobody has rated stay in their own group. Local TV newsrooms are counted as center by a published rule, whatever their own rating, and are shown apart from outlets rated center.

Outlet ratingArticlesShare of the 1117
Left (left and lean-left outlets)
The 62 outlets
31828%
Center (outlets rated center)
The 82 outlets
41337%
Counted as center by rule (local TV newsrooms)
The 15 outlets
15614%
Right (right and lean-right outlets)
The 34 outlets
19618%
Not rated (no rating yet)
The 1 outlet
10%
Not placed left or right (foreign outlets, entertainment trades)
The 6 outlets
333%

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