Mar 07 Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from prosecution and lawsuits By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Three major IVF providers paused services after the state Supreme Court ruled last month that three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a storage facility could pursue wrongful death lawsuits. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 4:03 News Wrap: Fed chair says interest rates could be cut this year In our news wrap Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says interest rates could be cut this year if inflation keeps falling, Alabama lawmakers moved to shield IVF providers, politicians in Haiti try to form a new governing coalition, a… Continue watching
Mar 05 Justice who sided with majority in IVF ruling wins GOP nomination to lead Alabama Supreme Court By Associated Press Alabama Supreme Court Justice Sarah Stewart was part of a court majority that ruled frozen embryos are considered children under a state law. Continue reading
Mar 05 Alabama lawmakers are fast tracking measures to protect IVF clinics. Here’s what to know By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Three Alabama clinics paused IVF services last month after a state supreme court ruling declared that embryos outside the body have some constitutional rights. Continue reading
Mar 05 Alabama lawmakers close to approving protections for IVF providers By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Patients in Alabama shared stories of having upcoming embryo transfers abruptly canceled and their paths to parenthood thrown into in doubt. Continue reading
Mar 01 Here’s what to know about the latest court rulings, data and legislation on abortion in the U.S. By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press A judge in Montana ruled against restrictions in one of several developments this week on how abortion works in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Continue reading
Feb 29 Watch 8:39 Women share personal experiences with IVF and views on Alabama court ruling By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow Lawmakers in Alabama are working to quickly pass bills to protect IVF clinics and providers after a state Supreme Court decision ruled that an embryo created through IVF should be considered a person. We hear from women who are affected… Continue watching
Feb 29 Alabama lawmakers rush to restore IVF services after court ruling By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Three IVF providers in Alabama paused services after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos were considered "extrauterine children" under the state wrongful death law. Continue reading
Feb 28 Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments By Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would protect access to in vitro fertilization, objecting to a vote on the issue Wednesday even after widespread backlash to a recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that threatens the practice. Continue reading
Feb 28 Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state By Kim Chandler, Associated Press More than 150 in vitro fertilization patients have gathered at the Alabama Statehouse to urge lawmakers to find some way to restore IVF services in the state. Those gathered at the Statehouse Wednesday included patients and doctors alike. Continue reading