The HUGE and Immediate pushback against the Alabama Supreme Court judges ruling thta embyro’s are children that would criminize in vitro fertilization in the state has the state lawmakerws rushing to change their state law to protect frozen embyro’s as a means to deal with infertility by straight and same-sex families….
Alabama lawmakers are considering legislation that would protect in vitro fertilization, after a State Supreme Court ruling last week led some clinics to halt I.V.F. treatments and left many women in limbo.
The ruling, which declared that frozen embryos should be legally considered children, set off a scramble among leaders in both parties to preserve access to a crucial reproductive treatment for families who have struggled with infertility and for L.G.B.T.Q. couples who are seeking to have children.
The court’s ruling, handed down by an 8-to-1 majority, applies only to three couples who were suing a fertility clinic over the accidental destruction of their embryos. But its wording — paired with a fiery opinion from the chief justice encouraging lawmakers to push its scope further — has left many wondering about the possible wider implications for people seeking I.V.F. treatment.
At least three major fertility clinics in Alabama have halted I.V.F. treatments this week as doctors and lawyers assess the possible consequences of the ruling. On Friday, a major embryo shipping company said that it also was “pausing” its business in Alabama…
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The state moved to quell some of those fears on Friday. Alabama’s attorney general, Steve Marshall, “has no intention of using the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision as a basis for prosecuting I.V.F. families or providers,” Katherine Robertson, the office’s chief counsel, said in a statement.
And while only Republicans sit on the State Supreme Court, many conservatives in Alabama and across the nation sought to quickly distance themselves from the ruling and any perception that they are out of step with the many Americans who support I.V.F. and access to reproductive medicine.
State Senator Tim Melson, a Republican who has worked as an anesthesiologist and clinical researcher, is planning to introduce a measure that would ensure people can continue to pursue I.V.F. treatment…
More hypocrisy from the Trump Party.
If they really believe all this “ pro life” blather they are always spouting off?
They should be applauding the Alabama court decision.
But never let their so called “ conservative values” interfere with getting more votes than them damn “ libruls.”
Conservatism is bunk.
The judge’s call is a ‘gimme’ for Democrats and is ALREADY in rear view mirror IN Alabama….
From Trump on down…..
You miss the point
If these so called pro life people believe what they claim?
Then they should vigorously support this decision.The fact that they ,for purely political reasons ,are abandoning it shows once again that they believe in nothing really.
I note how you once again want to let Republicans off the hook with that idiotic “ rear view mirror” verbiage.
You are arguing against yourself……
If they ARE SHEEP?
They have NO opposition will…
Inane
Yes inane, but the lack of understanding in trying to defend a stupid statement is, after all these years, astounding.