MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state, Alabama’s governor swiftly signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. The Alabama Supreme Court last month ruled that three couples whose frozen embryos were destroyed in an accident at a …
Doctors from the Alabama Fertility Clinic takes photos as votes are tabulated in the Alabama state Legislature on SB 159, the IVF Fertility Bill, on Wednesday in Montgomery. Facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state, Alabama’s governor swiftly signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that …
BOSTON — A sweeping abortion bill designed to protect access to the procedure in Massachusetts at a time when many other states are restricting or outlawing abortions was signed into law Friday by Republican Gov. The bill also states that access to reproductive and gender-affirming health care services is a right protected by the Massachusetts Constitution; requires the state’s Medicaid …
