Does the Alabama Supreme Court ruling make IVF illegal in the state? THE ANSWER FALSE
The Supreme Court ruling itself also does not say it makes in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment illegal. University of Arkansas law professor and reproductive rights expert Jill Lens and Katie O’Connor, director of federal abortion policy at the National Women’s Law Center, also told VERIFY the ruling does not outlaw IVF in Alabama. But many of our sources, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), say the decision jeopardizes access to IVF treatment.
“The Alabama Supreme Court’s decision in LePage v. Mobile Infirmary Clinic will severely limit or effectively remove access to in vitro fertilization from the people of Alabama, unjustly and unfairly denying them the ability to build their families through a critical, effective fertility intervention that represents one of the most significant medical advances of the last century,” the ACOG said in a statement. O’Connor shared a similar sentiment. “While this ruling does not definitively make the practice of IVF illegal in Alabama, it contributes to a climate of uncertainty among doctors and patients and will inevitably lead many or all providers to stop providing this care in Alabama for fear of legal consequences,” she said. The Fertility Providers Alliance, an organization established by providers of reproductive medicine, also said “potential liability for negligence and the need for heightened security measures could significantly inflate treatment costs, potentially placing IVF out of reach for many families.”
https://www.verifythis.com/article/...pact/536-039a465a-b88e-4793-bdc8-830f575920dd
The Supreme Court ruling itself also does not say it makes in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment illegal. University of Arkansas law professor and reproductive rights expert Jill Lens and Katie O’Connor, director of federal abortion policy at the National Women’s Law Center, also told VERIFY the ruling does not outlaw IVF in Alabama. But many of our sources, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), say the decision jeopardizes access to IVF treatment.
“The Alabama Supreme Court’s decision in LePage v. Mobile Infirmary Clinic will severely limit or effectively remove access to in vitro fertilization from the people of Alabama, unjustly and unfairly denying them the ability to build their families through a critical, effective fertility intervention that represents one of the most significant medical advances of the last century,” the ACOG said in a statement. O’Connor shared a similar sentiment. “While this ruling does not definitively make the practice of IVF illegal in Alabama, it contributes to a climate of uncertainty among doctors and patients and will inevitably lead many or all providers to stop providing this care in Alabama for fear of legal consequences,” she said. The Fertility Providers Alliance, an organization established by providers of reproductive medicine, also said “potential liability for negligence and the need for heightened security measures could significantly inflate treatment costs, potentially placing IVF out of reach for many families.”
https://www.verifythis.com/article/...pact/536-039a465a-b88e-4793-bdc8-830f575920dd
Last edited:
