RALEIGH, N.C. — Many North Carolina Democrats are calling for state and federal protections for in vitro fertilization (IVF) following a controversial Alabama Supreme Court decision about frozen embryos.
Doctors and patients on Thursday in Raleigh joined Attorney General Josh Stein and Congresswoman Deborah Ross to call for IVF protections in North Carolina. The push to protect IVF started last month when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos are people.
IVF is legal in North Carolina, but state Democrats say families shouldn't take it for granted.
Eleven states have fetal personhood laws, and 16 are considering legislation.
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