In Vitro Fertilization

Lawmakers in the Senate passed a bill aimed at protecting access to in vitro fertilization in a near unanimous vote. They also gave final approval to a bill banning ranked-choice voting.

A bill that would give the governor more control over appointments to the state Board of Ethics and a bill to protect access to in vitro fertilization narrowly advanced from legislative committees.

Despite a law meant to protect IVF in Alabama, patients and advocates worry the protections won’t hold — and warn of future attacks on reproductive rights.