Birmingham, Alabama — A champagne toast was held Thursday at Alabama Fertility in Birmingham, celebrating the return of in vitro fertilization procedures one day after the Alabama legislature passed legislation to protect IVF services. Nearly half the state's clinics had paused procedures after a controversial ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court last month determined that frozen embryos are considered children.
But reproductive rights advocates say the law is just a fast fix and is likely to face legal challenges because it does not directly address the court's ruling.'The Alabama law does not go far enough,' Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois told CBS News. Following the ruling, Duckworth re-introduced a bill to give federal protection to IVF services. She had both her daughters via the procedure and wants it protected for everyone.
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