Alabama attorney general’s office says it has ‘no intention’ to prosecute IVF families, providers
- The Alabama Attorney General stated there are no plans to prosecute IVF families or providers following a recent Supreme Court decision.
- Alabama's top court ruling has raised concerns for doctors and patients on legally handling embryos, fearing liability for any destruction or loss.
- State Senator Tim Melson plans to introduce legislation protecting the IVF industry and families, with the bill set to be filed Tuesday when the Senate is in session.
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Alabama's attorney general won't prosecute IVF clinics, families
Alabama's attorney general won't prosecute IVF clinics, families The Alabama Attorney General's office had "no intention" of prosecuting providers of in vitro fertilization or families who use their services, it said on Friday after the state's top court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children.Following the Alabama Supreme Court ruling last week that allowed parents to sue for wrongful death of their minor children, including embryos,…
Alabama AG Has No Plans to Enforce Controversial IVF Ruling
In a landmark decision on Feb. 16, the Alabama Supreme Court declared human embryos, including those outside the uterus, as children under state law, thus bringing them under the protection of the state’s wrongful death laws. This ruling, stemming from a lawsuit against a cryogenic facility for the destruction of stored embryos, has raised significant concerns about the future of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments in Alabama. In its decisio…
Marshall 'has no intention' of prosecuting IVF clinics, families after ruling
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office “has no intention” of prosecuting IVF clinics or families who use the procedure to have children following the state Supreme Court ruling determining frozen embryos are “children” under state law.“Attorney General Marshall has no intention of using the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision as a basis for prosecuting IVF families or providers,” Katherine Robinson, chief counsel in Marshall’s office…
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