[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Alabama deemed frozen embryos to be children, jeopardizing
IVF in the state. As Republicans continue to attack reproductive rights,
Congress must take action to protect IVF and our freedoms.

Dear MoveOn member,

A week ago, the Republican-stacked Alabama Supreme Court ruled
that embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) are considered
children under state law, overturning a lower court's ruling.^1 This move
effectively bans IVF as fertility treatment in the state. The ruling is
the latest assault by Republicans to control our bodies and strip away our
freedoms.

And it's no coincidence that Chief Justice Tom Parker has been described
as the architect of the effort to overturn Roe v. Wade.^2 He's a
decadeslong anti-abortion activist and Christian nationalist, who is more
motivated to enforce right-wing religious doctrine than uphold the
Constitution. Explicitly weaponizing religious beliefs, Chief Justice
Parker made clear that this ruling wasn't about protecting our freedoms or
our health but about imposing an extreme Christian nationalist vision on
our country.^3 

Republicans overturned Roe v. Wade, decimating abortion rights and further
obstructing access across the country. They're trying to ban mifepristone,
a safe, effective abortion drug, nationwide. Now, they're coming for IVF.
And we know it won't stop here. Congress needs to take swift action before
other Republican-led states with abortion bans quickly follow suit.

[ [link removed] ]Will you sign the petition to demand Congress take action to
protect our freedom to use reproductive technologies like IVF? Congress
must act and ensure that people have the right to form families how and
when they wish.

Embryos are not children! The Alabama court ruling to ban IVF is the
latest attack by religious extremists against reproductive health care.
Congress must step in to stop these bans on our bodies.

[3]Sign the petition

IVF is a fertility treatment that has become increasingly used in recent
years for families that otherwise may not be able to have children. And
now, people undergoing IVF in Alabama don't know if they will be able to
continue accessing this critical care. Since the ruling, the University of
Alabama and two other providers have paused IVF treatment. In response to
the ruling, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama stated,
"Justices have crossed a critical boundary to assign personhood to
something created in a lab that exists outside of a human body."^4

While Alabama is the first to rule that frozen embryos are children under
state law, the ripple effects of this ruling will be felt around the
country, as Republicans in other states will very likely race to push
"personhood" laws that give more rights and protections to eggs than to
the people forced to carry pregnancies. That's why Congress must take
action immediately. 

Democratic Senators Tammy Duckworth and Patti Murray have proposed the
Right to Build Families Act, which would protect your freedom to use
reproductive technologies and the rights of providers to assist you.^5
Congress should pass this bill immediately to counter Alabama and other
Republican-led states that follow suit. 

And ultimately, Congress must codify the right to abortion care into law
and invest in policies that expand access to all forms of reproductive
health care to all who need it.

[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition to protect IVF and
families rights, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks for all you do.

–Justin, Kelsey, Alexis, Julia, and the rest of the team. 

1. "What’s next after the Alabama ruling that counts IVF embryos as
children?" AP News, February 22, 2024
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2. "The Alabama Chief Justice Who Invoked God in Deciding the Embryo
Case," The New York Times, February 22, 2024
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3. "Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in
embryo ruling," AP News, February 23, 2024
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4. Ibid.

5. "Common process by which people get pregnant is in legal jeopardy. Some
Democrats want to legally protect IVF," USA Today, December 15, 2022
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