Prior Alabama laws that led to the ruling; A look at the history of IVF and the many professional bodies that regulate it; The ruling’s impacts on IVF in Alabama and beyond; Numerous questions for counsel raised by the decision; and A quick look ahead at what businesses can...
A state court ruling that embryos from in vitro fertilization are unborn children harms access to care for fertility patients, as well as medical innovations
“No court — anywhere in the country — has reached the conclusion the main opinion reaches,” he wrote, adding the ruling “almost certainly ends the creation of frozen embryos through in vitro fertilization (IVF) in Alabama.” The Alabama Supreme Court decision partly hinged on anti-abortion...
Taming IVF’s Wild WestMay 03, 2024 For the first time since the Bush-era stem cell debates, reproductive technology has taken center stage in American politics. An Alabama Supreme Court decision in February granted parents the right to legal recourse after their embryos were destroyed... ...
At least three clinics paused IVF treatments after the court ruling to assess their new liability risks. The ruling has caused many doctors nationwide to worry about possible national implications of the court decision. The bills were both advanced by legislative committees on Tuesday. An embryologi...
This is raising concerns about how the decision could affect in vitro fertilization, commonly known as IVF. 2 of 3 | FILE -Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colo., holds a sign that reads “Hands Off Roe!!!” as abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of ...
IVF appears to have cross-aisle backing that other reproductive rights issues, like abortion, lack. Republican candidates across the country, including former President Donald Trump, have vocalized their support of the medical procedure in the days following the Alabama decision. ...
With the recent Alabama Supreme Court "personhood" decision, clinicians and patients say they fear they may be vulnerable to prosecution based on their handling of frozen embryos used in the IVF process. In its ruling, the court stated that "unborn children are 'children' … without exception ...
The state's three major IVF providers paused services after the Alabama Supreme Court'srulinglast month. The decision prompted an outcry from groups across the country. Patients in Alabama also shared stories about having upcoming embryo transfers abruptly canceled and their paths to parenthood put ...
Two more IVF providers paused services in the wake of the decision. Alabama has seven clinics that offer IVF treatments. Advocates of IVF treatment rallied on the steps of the Alabama Legislature on Wednesday to push lawmakers to protect providers from prosecution. At the federal level, Sen. ...