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Alabama's largest hospital paused in vitro fertilization treatments Wednesday as providers and patients across the state scrambled to assess the impact of a court ruling that said frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children.
The chair of the Alabama Senate’s Healthcare Committee plans to file a bill that could add protections for in vitro fertilization in the state amid mounting criticism of an Alabama Supreme Court decision putting IVF in jeopardy. Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, said Thursday morning the bill would clarify that embryos are not viable until they […] The post Alabama senator planning to file bill that could protect in vitro fertilization appeared first on Arkansas Advocate.
More in vitro fertilization providers in Alabama have paused parts of their treatment after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are legally considered children.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Additional in vitro fertilization providers in Alabama paused parts of their treatment Thursday, sending patients scrambling to make o
The ruling is the first of its kind and extends a theory championed by some anti-abortion groups — that embryos and fetuses should be considered children and be afforded legal protections — into a new realm.