President Trump expressed his strong support for the availability of in vitro fertilization (IVF) following the recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court.
Donald Trump, the previous President, expressed support for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and urged Alabama’s Republicans to safeguard the fertility procedure following a decision by the Alabama Supreme Court that led to the shutdown of multiple clinics providing IVF services.
“We aim to simplify the process for parents to conceive, rather than complicate it,” stated President Trump on his social media platform, Truth Social. “As with the vast majority of Americans, including Republicans, Conservatives, Christians, and Pro-Life advocates, I strongly advocate for the accessibility of IVF for couples desiring to have a beloved child.”
that the state did not have to recognize same-sex marriages from other states
The highest court in Alabama declared that the state was not obligated to acknowledge marriages between people of the same gender from other states.last week that frozen embryos created through in-vitro fertilization are considered children under state law and are therefore subject to legislation dealing with the wrongful death of a minor if one is destroyed.
The view is that “unborn children who are not in a biological uterus when they are killed” are included in the stated states.
The decision permits three pairs to file a lawsuit for unlawful death following the destruction of their cryopreserved embryos in an incident at a fertility clinic. However, this ruling also has wider consequences for the fertility field and the management of unused embryos.
The largest hospital in the state, the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, halted IVF procedures following the decision.
On Friday, the National Fertility Association stated that embryo shipping services across the country have decided to temporarily halt the transportation of embryos to and from Alabama due to the recent ruling.
On Thursday, President Biden announced…called
The decision made by the Alabama Supreme Court has been deemed “unacceptable and outrageous.” Vice President Kamala Harris also held Trump accountable for the ruling in Alabama.
Harris stated that the previous US president had made it known that he planned to personally select three Supreme Court justices with the goal of overturning the protections established in the Roe v. Wade case. This has ultimately led to the current situation we are facing.
This report was contributed by Sara Moniuszko.
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