Facing backlash over IVF ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix

Alabama lawmakers look for a fix after IVF ruling

MONTGOMERY (AP) — Lawmakers began scrambling for ways to protect Alabama in vitro fertilization services after multiple providers paused services in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos could be considered children under a state law.

Alabama lawmakers pushing to protect IVF treatments

Alabama state leaders from both sides of the aisle in the house and senate have put forward legislation to protect IVF treatments.

Alabama lawmakers move quickly to clear up IVF issues

IVF patients hope for new laws so they can continue growing families

Facing backlash over IVF ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix

Alabama lawmakers have begun scrambling for ways to protect in vitro fertilization services after a state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos could be considered children under state law. Three

Alabama Supreme Court Justice Invokes ‘VeggieTales’ In Ruling

MONTGOMERY, AL—Sparking a national debate about the separation of church and state, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Parker came under fire this week for blatantly invoking VeggieTales in an official ruling. “Somebody up there is really upset with somebody down here,” the decision read in part, attributing the…Read more...

Lawmakers file bills to address Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling

Bills have been filed in both chambers of the Alabama Legislature that would clarify that embryos created through in vitro fertilization are not to be considered human life, but a “potential life.” Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, chair of the Alabama Senate’s Healthcare Committee, told Alabama Reflector’s Jemma Stephenson on Thursday that he plans to file a bill addressing the situation. The draft version of Melson’s bill states that “any human egg…