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Skip to contentSkip to site index Search & Section Navigation Section Navigation SEARCH Politics SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEKLog in Thursday, March 7, 2024 Today’s Paper SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEK I.V.F. in Alabama * New Law Preserves Access * What to Know * Embryo Transfers Resume * A Stressful Legal Muddle * State Supreme Court Ruling Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT ALABAMA PASSES LAW TO PROTECT I.V.F. TREATMENTS Two major fertility clinics said they were moving to resume treatments quickly, though legal experts cautioned that state constitutional challenges may still arise. * Share full article * * * 391 * Read in app Supporters of I.V.F. treatment gathered near the State House in Montgomery, Ala., last week.Credit...Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser, via Associated Press By Emily Cochrane Reporting from Montgomery, Ala. Published March 6, 2024Updated March 7, 2024, 5:57 p.m. ET Sign up for the On Politics newsletter. Your guide to the 2024 elections. Get it sent to your inbox. Alabama lawmakers passed legislation on Wednesday to shield in vitro fertilization providers from civil and criminal liability, capping off their scramble to allow the fertility treatment after a State Supreme Court ruling found that frozen embryos should be considered children. Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, swiftly signed the bill into law, and at least one major clinic said it had resumed embryo transfers on Thursday. Another provider said it was not assured about the scope of protections and would wait for “legal clarification.” Lawmakers and legal experts acknowledged that the law did not address existential questions raised by the court about the definition of personhood, leaving open the prospect of legal challenges in the future. The overwhelming vote of support — 81 to 12 with nine abstentions in the House and 29 to 1 in the Senate — came barely two weeks after the ruling. It demonstrated the intense urgency among Republicans to protect I.V.F. treatments, even if that meant sidestepping the thorny contradictions between their pledge to protect unborn life and fertility treatment practices. Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT “It’s happy tears, it’s a sigh of relief just because we know we are protected,” said Stormie Miller, a Hoover, Ala., mother who had twin girls through I.V.F. and has two remaining frozen embryos. Talking about the future of those embryos, she added, “We’re able to make that decision for ourselves and not have someone make that decision for us.” Reproductive medicine in the state was thrown into turmoil by the court ruling, which applied to a group of families who filed a wrongful-death claim over the accidental destruction of their embryos at a clinic in Mobile in 2020. Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like. Emily Cochrane is a national reporter for The Times covering the American South, based in Nashville. More about Emily Cochrane Read 391 Comments * Share full article * * * 391 * Read in app Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT COMMENTS 391 Alabama Passes Law to Protect I.V.F. TreatmentsSkip to Comments The comments section is closed. To submit a letter to the editor for publication, write to letters@nytimes.com. SITE INDEX SITE INFORMATION NAVIGATION * © 2024 The New York Times Company * NYTCo * Contact Us * Accessibility * Work with us * Advertise * T Brand Studio * Your Ad Choices * Privacy Policy * Terms of Service * Terms of Sale * Site Map * Canada * International * Help * Subscriptions Our best offer. Sale won’t last: $1 a week for your first year. See details -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEEP READING THE TIMES BY CREATING A FREE ACCOUNT OR LOGGING IN. Continue Enjoy unlimited access to all of The Times. See subscription options