Trump calls on Alabama to protect IVF treatment after court ruling - BBC News

Several clinics paused treatment after a court ruled frozen embryos have the same rights as children.

16 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsUS election 2024Image source, ReutersImage caption, The former president, 77, called on Alabama lawmakers to "act quickly" to protect IVFBy Lisa LambertBBC News, WashingtonDonald Trump has said he supports the availability of IVF treatment, joining a growing number of Republicans who are seeking to distance themselves from an Alabama court ruling on the issue.

The state's top court ruled last week that frozen embryos have the same rights as children and people can be held liable for destroying them.

At least three clinics paused IVF treatment in the wake of the ruling.

On Friday, Mr Trump called on Alabama to find "an immediate solution".

"We want to make it easier for mothers and fathers to have babies, not harder! That includes supporting the availability of fertility treatments like IVF in every State in America," the former president wrote on his Truth Social platform.

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