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
Feb 23 Trump says he 'strongly supports' IVF and calls on Alabama lawmakers to protect access By Jill Colvin, Meg Kinnard, Michelle L. Price, Bill Barrow, Associated Press The comments come after a ruling by the all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. Since then, several clinics in the state have announced pauses on IVF services. Continue reading
Feb 23 Some Republicans voice doubt over Alabama's IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity By Christine Fernando, Associated Press Some Republicans joined Democrats in expressing alarm over a ruling this week by the Alabama Supreme Court that jeopardized future access to in vitro fertilization. Continue reading
Feb 22 A 2nd Alabama IVF provider pauses parts of its program after court ruling on frozen embryos By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Alabama Fertility Services said in a statement Thursday that has "made the impossibly difficult decision to hold new IVF treatments due to the legal risk to our clinic and our embryologists. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 7:20 How an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children impacts IVF By Stephanie Sy, Shoshana Dubnow A decision from the Alabama Supreme Court has alarmed doctors, patients and reproductive rights advocates. The court ruled that frozen embryos, created through in vitro fertilization, are legally children and thus protected. The designation of personhood could have significant repercussions… Continue watching
Feb 21 Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The University of Alabama Birmingham said in a statement Wednesday that its UAB Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility has paused the treatments "as it evaluates the Alabama Supreme Court's decision."… Continue reading
Feb 20 Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos can be considered 'children' under state law By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Justices issued the ruling Friday in a pair of wrongful death cases brought by couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a fertility clinic. Continue reading