Alabama Governor Signs IVF Protection Bill from kay singh Watch Video

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Alabama Governor Signs, IVF Protection Bill .<br/>On March 6, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed <br/>legislation aimed at protecting in vitro fertilization <br/>patients and providers from legal liability.<br/>CNN reports that some clinics <br/>are ready to lift a hold on certain <br/>IVF services as early as this week. .<br/>The Alabama bill comes after an <br/>unprecedented state Supreme Court <br/>ruling cast the future of IVF care into doubt.<br/>The Supreme Court case reportedly <br/>stemmed from the accidental destruction <br/>of frozen embryos at a fertility clinic.<br/>The state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos <br/>are human beings, meaning that those who destroy <br/>them could be held liable for wrongful death.<br/>The latest bill signed into law by the governor <br/>aims to provide both civil and criminal <br/>immunity to providers and patients in the case <br/>of embryos being damaged or destroyed.<br/>However, the fertility clinics say that the new law <br/>doesn't address the core issue and fails to provide<br/>the legal protection necessary to resume care.<br/>The law does not nullify <br/>the Supreme Court’s analysis <br/>that says the law ought to <br/>treat embryos just like people, Katherine Kraschel, assistant professor at <br/>Northeastern University School of Law, via CNN.<br/>CNN reports that experts have warned that <br/>the latest bill could also insulate providers <br/>from standard medical malpractice claims.<br/>The governor stressed that the new law is meant to be <br/>a \