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Alabama House Attempts To Reverse Course on IVF Ruling Dogging GOP Lawmakers Across the Country

The Alabama House passed a measure that would grant doctors criminal and civil immunity for the potential destruction of embryos.

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Elizabeth Goldman holds a photo of her daughter, Zari Grace, as she tells her story to Secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, who hosted a panel discussion with families directly affected by the Alabama Supreme Court Court decision Tuesday. AP/Butch Dill
RUSSELL PAYNE
RUSSELL PAYNE

Alabama is reversing course on in-vitro fertilization treatment, with the GOP controlled House voting to protect doctors from civil and criminal penalties just weeks after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are legally people.

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RUSSELL PAYNE
RUSSELL PAYNE

Mr. Payne is a political reporter at The New York Sun. He covers a broad range of topics including New York State and New York City.

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