Alabama Hospital Stops In Vitro Fertilization After Court Rules Embryos Are Children. ByMolly Bohannon, Former Staff. Molly Bohannon has been a Forbes news reporter since 2023.

The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, raising concerns about how the decision could affect in vitro fertilization, commonly known ...

Alabama’s legislature voted Thursday to protect in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers and patients from civil and criminal penalties for damaging or destroying embryos.. The move comes as a ...

The Alabama House and Senate each passed bills Thursday aimed at protecting in vitro fertilization treatments as state lawmakers raced to respond to the state Supreme Court ruling that prompted ...

An Alabama hospital said it plans to stop offering in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments at the end of this year due to “litigation concerns” surrounding the therapy. Mobile Infirmary said ...

Alabama state lawmakers introduced three new bills that aim to protect IVF treatments amid intense backlash over a state Supreme Court decision that caused several providers to halt IVF treatment ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) on Wednesday signed a bill to protect providers and patients doing in vitro fertilization from legal liability if embryos they create are damaged or destroyed, a move ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system has paused infertility treatments after the Alabama State Supreme Court ruled embryos created during in vitro fertilization should be legally ...

Mobile Infirmary, an hospital in Alabama, says it will stop offering IVF at the end of 2024, citing litigation concerns following the state's supreme court ruling earlier this year.

Both chambers of the Alabama Legislature overwhelmingly passed legislation Thursday protecting patients and medical professionals from civil and criminal liability for in vitro fertilization ...

Alabama’s Embryo Ruling Challenges IVF Practices Nationwide The state’s supreme court extended personhood to frozen embryos, raising questions about the technology used in 2% of U.S. births ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system is pausing all in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments for fear of lawsuits and criminal prosecution following a recent ruling from the state ...