Alabama Governor Signs Bill That Shields IVF Providers From Legal Liability

Alabama’s governor on March 6 signed legislation that protects people who provide in vitro fertilization (IVF) services after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that in vitro embryos are children. “No action, suit, or criminal prosecution for the damage to or death of an embryo shall be brought or maintained against any individual or entity when providing or receiving services related to in vitro fertilization,” the bill states. In a February ruling, the state’s top court said that because in vitro embryos are children, they are covered by a wrongful death law. The Alabama Supreme Court has previously held that unborn children are children, and justices said that determination “applies to all unborn children, regardless of their location.”...