Georgia House Committee Advances Bill to Safeguard IVF Rights
In a significant move for prospective parents in Georgia, a state House committee has approved legislation that guarantees the right to pursue in vitro fertilization (IVF). This development aims to protect the procedure from any potential legal challenges.
The practice of IVF is not new to Georgia; however, House Bill 428 seeks to enshrine the right to IVF into state law. This legislative push follows a notable case in Alabama where the state’s Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be recognized as children, a decision that threatened to outlaw IVF. The backlash from the public led Alabama lawmakers to introduce a bill ensuring IVF’s legality, setting a precedent that Georgia now seeks to follow.
