Former President Donald Trump said he supports IVF treatment after the Alabama Supreme Court ordered hospitals to stop offering it.
Days after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, President Trump appeared on Truth Social Friday to urge state lawmakers to maintain access to IVF. I called out.
“Like the overwhelming majority of Americans, including most Republicans, conservatives, Christians, and pro-life Americans, I believe that IVF is available to couples trying to have a precious baby,” Trump said. I strongly support him,” he said, raving online.
“Today, I call on the Alabama Legislature to act quickly to find an immediate solution to maintain the availability of IVF in Alabama,” he said.
The former president said the conservative Supreme Court justices he appointed ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade, ended federal protections for abortion rights, and curtailed women’s access to abortions nationwide. He frequently touts the story that led to state-level efforts.
But it also criticizes some states’ hard-line abortion policies.
The all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court ruled that an 1872 state law that allowed parents to sue over the death of their minor children “applies to all unborn children, regardless of where they reside.” did.
Critics decried the potential impact on fertility treatments and embryo freezing, which courts have previously considered property.
Since the ruling, two IVF providers in Alabama have suspended some patient care.
“Given the legal risks to our clinic and embryologist, we have made the incredibly difficult decision to discontinue new IVF treatment,” Alabama Fertility Services said in a statement Thursday.
On Wednesday, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System announced it was suspending in vitro fertilization treatments while patients and doctors evaluated whether they could face criminal charges or punitive damages.
