"Alabama Lawmakers Prepare IVF Protection Legislation Amid Supreme Court Ruling Backlash"

Alabama lawmakers are working on legislation to protect in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments following a state Supreme Court ruling that deemed frozen embryos as children, causing concerns about access to IVF treatments. The ruling has led to at least three fertility clinics in Alabama halting certain IVF treatment programs, and patients are considering leaving the state for reproductive care. Medical experts and critics fear the ruling could have widespread consequences, including increased liability costs, prohibitive treatment prices, and potential impacts on fertility treatments nationwide. The US Supreme Court is unlikely to review the ruling as it's based on the interpretation of state law and an amendment to Alabama's constitution.