Alabama IVF patients describe heartbreak, anger after ruling
In vitro fertilization patients in Alabama described the heartbreak and anger after a state court decision that called into question the future of IVF in the state
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Tory Beasley had dreamed of having three kids, and she and her husband turned to IVF after struggling with infertility. She was scheduled for an embryo transfer next week at an Alabama fertility clinic in the hopes of having a dreamed-of second child.
The mental health therapist was in her doctor's office when she got the news that the clinic was pausing IVF treatments. The decision came in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that called into question the future of some fertility treatments in the state.
“It was a gut punch. It is literally a gut punch," Beasley said Tuesday. She said the medicine delivered to her to help prepare her body is just sitting on her floor.
In vitro fertilization patients in Alabama described postponed pregnancies, canceled appointments and the uncertainty surrounding if they will be able to access frozen embryos already created in the hopes of growing their families. While state legislators have promised to try to craft a legislative solution, patients said they are left waiting.
