MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law aimed at protecting in vitro fertilization patients and providers from legal liability late Wednesday, with some clinics poised to ...

At the time, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill to give patients and providers legal cover if embryos are damaged or destroyed during IVF.

On Monday, Cruz and Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama, both conservative, anti-abortion Republicans, filed the IVF Protection Act, which would make states ineligible to receive Medicaid funding if they ...

ByElizabeth Wolfe, Dianne Gallagher and Mallika Kallingal, CNN Friday, February 23, 2024 More in IVF providers in Alabama have paused services, sending patients scrambling to make other plans ...

The judicial order cited the state's obligation to "ensure the protection of the rights of the unborn child in all manners and measures lawful and appropriate," enshrined in Alabama's Constitution.

The Senate sponsor of the bill, Melson, said last week that he was uncomfortable exempting products — which he said could include the nutrient-rich solutions used in IVF to help embryos develop.