Alabama Governor Signs GOP-Proposed Bill to Protect IVF Treatments Into Law

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a GOP-proposed bill to protect in vitro fertilization into law Wednesday night after weeks of backlash prompted by a controversial state Supreme Court ruling that embryos are considered children.

Ivey, a Republican, signed the measure just moments after lawmakers passed it and sent it to her desk.

“IVF is a complex issue, no doubt, and I anticipate there will be more work to come, but right now, I am confident that this legislation will provide the assurances our IVF clinics need and will lead them to resume services immediately,” she said in a statement.

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