Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers from potential legal liability.
In this October 2018 image, containers holding frozen embryos and sperm are stored in liquid nitrogen at a fertility clinic in Fort Myers, Florida. MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding in vitro fertilization providers from potential legal liability raised by aby the Alabama Supreme Court last month raised concerns about civil liabilities for clinics and prompted an outcry from patients and other groups.
Republican Sen. Tim Melson, the bill sponsor, said he was “just elated to get these ladies back on schedule.” Republicans in the GOP-dominated Alabama Legislature looked to the immunity proposal as a solution to clinics’ concerns. But they have shied away from proposals that would address the legal status of embryos created in IVF labs.
Melson, who is a doctor, said lawmakers may have to come back with additional legislation but said it should be based on “science not feelings.” “I’m super thankful. The past two-and-a-half weeks have been the most stressful time of my journey and I’ve been through a lot,” Goldman said. House Democrats proposed legislation that would put in state law or the state Constitution that a human embryo outside a uterus cannot be considered an unborn child or human being under state law. Democrats argued that was the most direct way to deal with the issue. Republicans have not brought the proposals up for a vote.
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