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Alabama House, Senate pass protections for IVF after court ruling

Alabama House, Senate pass protections for IVF after court ruling

The bills are intended to protect IVF health professionals, doctors and patients from being prosecuted or having a civil suit brought against them.

Last week, Justices ruled that three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in a mishap at a storage facility could pursue wrongful death claims for their "extrauterine children." Justices also cited that the GOP-controlled Legislature and voters added to the Alabama Constitution in 2018 saying that the state recognizes the "rights of the unborn child."

"Unborn children are ‘children’ ... without exception based on developmental stage, physical location, or any other ancillary characteristics," Justice Jay Mitchell wrote in the ruling.

This includes "unborn children who are located outside a biological uterus at the time they are killed."

This latest move from the House and Senate put a measure protecting IVF on the fast track for a full vote in the state Legislature next Wednesday. 

It is expected to pass and be signed into law.

Fox News Digital's Melissa Rudy contributed to this report. 

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