WKRG News five starts right now with breaking news.
We begin tonight with breaking news from Montgomery where Governor
Kay Ivey has signed a short term bill protecting in
vitro fertilization treatments in the state.
This legislation blocks criminal charges for damage or death of
an embryo.
It also includes provisions that grant criminal immunity to manufacturers
of IVF equipment.
Now this is in response to the Alabama Supreme Court
saying frozen embryos are human beings.
That decision leaned on an Alabama constitutional amendment that protects
rights of the unborn as well as the state's wrongful
death of a minor act.
Now, it's unclear right now if the constitutional amendment is
needed to protect IVF permanently.
As a result, some IVF treatments will resume.
UAB quick to say this bill allows them to move
forward with treatments.
However, Mobile Infirmary and the Center for Reproductive Medicine in
Mobile will not.
They released a statement that reads in part.
We believe the law falls short of addressing.
Fertilized eggs currently stored across the state and leaves challenges
for physicians and fertility clinics.
You can see the full statements from UAB and our
local IVF providers on our website wkrg.com.