For lesbian couples in Alabama, court's embryo ruling is chilling

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : ""This IVF case is obviously a very clear sign that the anti-abortion movement really has its sights set much broader than abortion," Crozier added.
51% : "On Thursday, the state House and the state Senate passed bills that would grant legal protections to IVF providers and patients.
51% : Caroline Veazey is not waiting to see what happens with the state legislation.
50% : Research published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology in 2019 -- which reviewed pregnancies of more than 230,000 women in same-sex and opposite-sex marriages from 2012 to 2016 -- found 34% of women in same-sex marriages used assisted reproductive technology, including IVF, compared to only 4% of women in opposite-sex marriages.
44% : "I have a really rough relationship with my mother, who is unaccepting of my sexuality," said Veazey, a licensed counselor with many LGBTQ clients.
43% : "I think that a lot of younger same-sex couples will decide to leave Alabama," said Todd, who now works on LGBTQ advocacy across the state.
40% : While IVF and other assisted reproductive technology procedures are not unique to same-sex couples, such couples rely on them more than heterosexual couples if they are trying to conceive children biologically.

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