Alabama supreme court’s decision causing a temporary halt in IVF care shines spotlight on problem between two groups
Ava Sasani
Sun 17 Mar 2024
There is a growing rift in the decades-old marriage between anti-abortion activists and Republican lawmakers.
The problem came into view last month, after a bombshell decision from the Alabama supreme court temporarily halted in vitro fertilization (IVF). The ruling, which described frozen embryos as “extrauterine children”, unraveled when the Republican-controlled legislature passed short-term protections for IVF providers.