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.

Alabama signs law protecting IVF providers from legal liability
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.'

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.