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Alabama IVF Protection Bill Will Reopen Clinics but Curb Patient Rights

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Alabama IVF Protection Bill Will Reopen Clinics but Curb Patient Rights

Here’s what to know about the legislation, which the state legislature is expected to approve overwhelmingly on Wednesday.

By Jan Hoffman

Alabama IVF Ruling: What to Know About the Costs of Moving Embryos

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Alabama IVF Ruling: What to Know About the Costs of Moving Embryos

An Alabama Supreme Court decision has left patients and doctors feeling legally vulnerable, and with many questions. We sought answers from experts.

By Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard

Major Embryo Shipping Company Halts Business in Alabama

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Major Embryo Shipping Company Halts Business in Alabama

The decision means I.V.F. patients who want to transfer frozen embryos to another state may not be able to do so.

By Sarah Kliff

Fertility Clinic Errors Collide With a Redefinition of ‘Personhood’

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Fertility Clinic Errors Collide With a Redefinition of ‘Personhood’

The clinics are routinely sued by patients for errors that destroy embryos, as happened in Alabama. An effort to define them legally as “unborn children” has raised the stakes.

By Azeen Ghorayshi and Sarah Kliff