Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) will give the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address next week, two sources familiar with the GOP's plan tell Axios.
Why it matters: Britt, who was elected in 2022, was cast into the spotlight after coming out out against the Alabama Supreme Court's recent ruling that frozen embryos should be considered children.
The court's decision led in-vitro fertilization clinics in Alabama to close, fearing criminal prosecution.
Republicans who favor such fertility procedures have struggled to find a coherent message to address the blowback from the Alabama decision, which was rooted in another court ruling they favored: the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of abortion rights under Roe v. Wade.
Zoom in: Reproductive rights are a key issue in the 2024 election, and Democrats say the Alabama ruling shows that the abortion restrictions Republicans have pushed are leading to unpopular limits of Americans' freedom.
The GOP response to Biden's speech on March 7 is a key opportunity for the party to rebuke the president's most high-profile address of the year — an especially important task in an election year.
