Some, but not all, Alabama IVF clinics are operating again after the governor signed a bill into law that aims to shield providers and patients from liability.
The ruling came in a pair of consolidated wrongful-death cases brought by three couples whose frozen embryos were destroyed in an accident at a fertility clinic. The new law, which applies retroactively, shields patients and providers from civil litigation and criminal prosecution in the event that embryos are damaged or destroyed during treatment and other services, such as storage and shipment.
Lawmakers say the bill is a stopgap that allows fertility clinics to resume care as they consider other questions raised by the decision. Notably, the measure does not address fetal personhood, the issue at the heart of the ruling, although its sponsors originally intended for it to do so.
The court’s ruling led to nationwide concern that other conservative lawmakers would feel empowered to restrict IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies. Public outrage already has forced lawmakersto postpone a measure that reproductive-rights advocates said was a backdoor attempt to establish fetal personhood, and to consider protections for IVF providers and patients.Yesterday at 6:35 p.m.The app is urging users to call their representatives before next week’s House vote.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Two Alabama fertility clinics say they will resume IVF services after bill to protect doctors passesAdam Edelman is a political reporter for NBC News.
Lire la suite »
Fertility clinics in Alabama resume IVF servicesAlabama fertility resumes treatment and are actively lining up patients to resume care immediately.
Lire la suite »
2 More Alabama Fertility Clinics Pause IVF After Court’s Chilling RulingSince 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
Lire la suite »
Biden blasts Alabama Supreme Court's IVF ruling as Harris, campaign blame TrumpSummer Concepcion is a politics reporter for NBC News.
Lire la suite »
Alabama's IVF ruling puts Republicans in a political bindAmanda Terkel is politics managing editor for NBC News Digital.
Lire la suite »
After siding with Alabama ruling that embryos are children, Haley defends IVF accessNikki Haley agreed with an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that said frozen embryos are considered children. But Thursday, she also reiterated that fertility treatments should not be taken away.
Lire la suite »