"State Legislatures React to IVF Legal Challenges with New Protections"

Alabama lawmakers are rushing to protect in vitro fertilization (IVF) services after a state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos could be considered children under state law, causing multiple providers to pause treatment. Legislators are proposing separate measures to prevent fertilized eggs from being recognized as human life or unborn children until implanted in a woman's uterus. Former President Donald Trump and President Biden have both weighed in on the issue, with Trump expressing strong support for IVF availability and Biden condemning the court ruling. Lawmakers are working on solutions to clarify the status of fertilized eggs and embryos under state law, aiming to address the unintended consequences of a 2018 constitutional amendment recognizing the "rights of the unborn child."