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Alabama lawmakers pass IVF immunity bills

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Newest development Mar 1, 2024 · 2 reportsAlabama IVF protection bill passes both chambers

The bills would provide criminal and civil immunity to in vitro fertilization providers, allowing clinics in the state to reopen.

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  1. Alabama lawmakers scramble to protect IVF after backlash over state Supreme Court ruling

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    Alabama lawmakers pass IVF immunity bills

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    Alabama IVF protection bill passes both chambers

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  1. NPR

    Alabama lawmakers move to protect IVF treatment (opens NPR)

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    Following a State Supreme court ruling that gave frozen embryos the same rights as children, some Alabama state lawmakers weigh in to make sure IVF treatment can continue in the state.

  2. Fox News

    Alabama lawmakers seek to protect IVF services after backlash to state Supreme Court ruling (opens Fox News)

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    Alabama lawmakers are trying to protect in vitro fertilization services after the state Supreme Court ruling on frozen embryos prompted providers to pause IVF services.

  3. NBC New York

    Alabama lawmakers scramble to protect IVF after backlash over state Supreme Court ruling (opens NBC New York)

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

  4. CNN

    Alabama IVF ruling impact: Florida ‘unborn child’ bill stalls amid concerns over IVF and abortion policies (opens CNN)

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    Fallout continues from the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that frozen embryos are children, an unprecedented decision that has already prompted clinics in the state to halt some IVF treatments.

  5. Time

    Lawmakers Call to Protect IVF After Alabama Ruling (opens Time)

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    Lawmakers of both parties across the country are scrambling to safeguard access to in vitro fertilization after the Alabama ruling.

  6. The Daily Signal

    Understanding the implications of an IVF Bill After Alabama Ruling (opens The Daily Signal)

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    Ethical concerns surround IVF and related legislation. Stricter rules for IVF clinics, other methods for treating infertility are needed.

  7. AL.com

    Bills to protect IVF procedures advance in Alabama Senate (opens AL.com)

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    The Senate Healthcare Committee approved the bills Wednesday at a committee room filled to capacity by families involved in the IVF process, doctors, and other advocates.

  8. Forbes

    Senate Attempting To Swiftly Pass IVF Protections—As These States Take Similar Action After Alabama Ruling (opens Forbes)

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    State legislatures in Alabama, Georgia and Idaho will seek bipartisan support to protect the popular fertility treatment.

  9. Yellowhammer News

    Alabama GOP lawmakers advance solution to protect IVF services – Democrats push for referendum on personhood (opens Yellowhammer News)

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    State lawmakers from both parties introduced bills this week with the goal of protecting in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers from legal liabilities following a February 23 ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that defined frozen embryos as “children” – leading many clinics to suspend their service…

  10. The Columbian

    Idaho lawmakers move to protect IVF as backlash grows against Alabama ruling (opens The Columbian)

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    BOISE, Idaho — Idaho lawmakers from both parties are moving to protect in vitro fertilization procedures in the state after an Alabama court ruled earlier this month that embryos produced through IVF

  11. NPR

    Alabama Senate bills propose legal immunity for IVF providers (opens NPR)

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    The two bills seek to shield IVF providers from civil and criminal liability, after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are "children" with a right to life.

  12. The New Republic

    Alabama Republicans Display Shocking Hypocrisy on IVF With New Bill (opens The New Republic)

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    Alabama Republicans have proposed a new bill to protect IVF … but only temporarily.

  13. Kokomo Tribune

    Alabama lawmakers rush to get IVF services restarted (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Alabama lawmakers are rushing to get in vitro fertilization services resumed in the state. Three IVF providers in Alabama paused services after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos

  14. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Alabama House approves measure aiming to protect IVF after personhood ruling (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Devon M. Sayers, Shirin Faqiri and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama House bill aimed at protecting in vitro fertilization treatments advanced on Thursday, just a day after being introduced, as state lawmakers raced to respond to the state Supreme Court ruling that prompted IVF clinics to pau…

  15. WOWK Charleston

    Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state (opens WOWK Charleston)

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    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — LeeLee Ray went through eight miscarriages, one ectopic pregnancy and multiple surgeries before turning to surrogacy in her hopes of having a child. She and her husband found a surrogate through a matching program, and they hoped to soon transfer frozen embryos.

  16. The Guardian

    ‘We did it in cattle’: Alabama Republicans falter before IVF patients (opens The Guardian)

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    Patients and doctors gather at state house following IVF ruling searching for answers from lawmakers – but find none

  17. The Guardian

    Alabama legislature passes bill aiming to protect IVF after embryo ruling (opens The Guardian)

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    Measure intends to provide legal protection to clinics after state’s supreme court ruled embryos were ‘extrauterine children’

  18. Forbes

    Alabama House Passes IVF Protections After Surprise State Supreme Court Ruling (opens Forbes)

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    The Alabama Senate is expected to take up companion legislation later in the day on Thursday.

  19. Salon

    Alabama House and Senate approve bills to protect IVF service providers (opens Salon)

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    Alabama House and Senate approve bills to protect IVF service providers

  20. Politico

    Alabama House passes bill to protect IVF (opens Politico)

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    The chamber’s vote comes nearly two weeks after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen eggs are children, setting off a national debate about how IVF is performed in the U.S.

  21. CBS News

    Alabama House approves IVF protection bill as lawmakers rush to respond to state supreme court ruling (opens CBS News)

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    Alabama lawmakers are rushing to address backlash to a State Supreme Court decision that found frozen embryos can be considered children under state law.

  22. Anchorage Daily News

    Alabama lawmakers rush to get in vitro fertilization services restarted (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Both chambers of the Alabama Legislature advanced legislation that would extend lawsuit protections to clinics after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos were considered “extrauterine children” under the state wrongful death law.

  23. NPR

    Alabama Legislature moves to protect IVF services after state court ruling (opens NPR)

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    Alabama lawmakers rushed to protect in vitro fertilization services after fertility clinics shut down in the wake of a ruling that frozen embryos are children under the state wrongful death law.

  24. AL.com

    Alabama House could pass temporary fix for IVF services (opens AL.com)

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    Some Alabama clinics that provide in vitro fertilization services put those services on hold after a Feb. 16 Alabama Supreme Court ruling.

  25. NBC News

    Alabama Senate and House pass bills to protect IVF after court ruling (opens NBC News)

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    Both chambers of the Alabama Legislature passed Republican-proposed bills intended to protect in vitro fertilization on Thursday after the state Supreme Court ruled that embryos are considered children.

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