On Feb. 16, the Alabama Supreme Court decided that cells produced as a result of in vitro fertilization are children. According to their ruling, any destruction of these cells is murder. We got to this point because the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and abortion rights. The Alabama Court cited Dobbs (the ruling overturning Roe v. Wade) 15 times in their decision declaring the unborn as “living persons with rights and interests.”
Since each state now has the ability to take away a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions, several have done so. In Alabama, not only does a pregnant woman not have any choices concerning her health and well-being, she no longer can seek IVF to expand or start her family. As a consequence, several IVF clinics in Alabama have stopped offering these services. Let’s be clear, contraception is next. The Republican Party is determined to enact these laws nationwide. Your vote matters.
