Alabama signs law protecting IVF providers from legal liability
Alabama's governor swiftly signed legislation into law late Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children, after facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state.
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![IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR RESOLVE: THE NATIONAL INFERTILITY ASSOCIATION - Carrie McNair, from Mobile, Ala. holds a sign at a rally advocating for IVF rights outside the Alabama State House on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 in Montgomery, Ala. McNair had embryos implanted three days before the Alabama Supreme Court ruling and just found out that they did not work. Several people stand outside, all wearing the same colour, in a demonstration. One woman holds up a sign that says, 'You can't cuddle an embryo.'](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7136375.1709810948!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/fight-for-alabama-families-advocacy-day.jpg)
Alabama's governor swiftly signed legislation into law late Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children, after facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state.