Alabama legislature approves bills to protect IVF after state Supreme Court ruling

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53% : At the federal level, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat, took action Wednesday to pass legislation that would create federal protections for IVF access nationwide.
49% : By Melissa Quinn Updated on: February 29, 2024 / 4:20 PM EST / CBS News Washington — The Republican-led Alabama House and Senate overwhelmingly voted to approve legal protections to health care entities that provide in vitro fertilization services, with lawmakers taking swift action to mitigate the backlash against a state Supreme Court decision that found frozen embryos can be considered children under state law.
39% : children are 'children' under the Act, without exception based on developmental stage, physical location, or any other ancillary characteristics," Justice Jay Mitchell wrote in the majority opinion, referencing Alabama's Wrongful Death of a Minor Act.

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