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Alabama Bill Avoiding ‘Extrauterine Children’ Question Heads to Governor

What: Alabama’s statehouse passed emergency IVF legislation Wednesday night, giving health care professionals protection from civil and criminal penalties for destroying embryos. The state’s governor is expected to sign it, and IVF transfers can then resume in Alabama.

Why it matters: The legislation doesn’t address the “extrauterine children” problem. Here’s how one lawyer put it: “Even on its face, this bill seeks to grant personhood to embryos, reinforcing the state Supreme Court’s extreme ruling recognizing embryos as children…[this law is] backpedaling in the face of state and nationwide public outcry to allow politicians to save face.”

Source: NBC

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