hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. senate democrats are trying to push through legislation to protect ivf treatments, in response to the alabama supreme courts ruling that embryos are people. lots going on either side of the pond on reproductive rates. but, in the wake of the alabama supreme courts ruling that embryos are people, senate democrats are putting down a bill to protect ivf treatments. the illinois senator tammy duckworth is daring republicans to obstruct legislation which would establish a federal right to ivf and other fertility treatments that are at risk in the post roe era. senator duckworth is an iraq war veteran who suffered grave injuries in combat in 200a. her two children were conceived through ivf. the bill she has proposed would require unanimous consent in orderfor it to pass, and although many republican lawmakers have registered disappointment over the alabama ruling, at least one conservative senator is expected to
leeds at stamford bridge, to reach the quarterfinals. we ll have all the results. and on newsnight at 10:30. we ll go deeper behind today s headlines and speak live to key players in today s big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow s front pages. good evening. police scotland have apologised forfailings in a long running investigation that left a killer on the loose for almost 20 years. the hunt for the murderer of emma caldwell, who was 27 when she was strangled in south lanarkshire in 2005, was one of the longest in scottish history. today, iain packer, who s 51, was found guilty of her murder and jailed for life with a minimum of 36 years. he was also convicted of 11 charges of rape and multiple sexual assaults, against 21 other women, making him one of scotland s most prolific sex offenders. lorna gordon has our top story. emma caldwell, a vulnerable young woman who was murdered in terrifying circumstances. her killer was this man, iain packer, who for a quarter of a c