Alabama bill to protect IVF passes House, Senate; heads to governor's desk

An Alabama bill that would protect in vitro fertilization treatment in the state has been approved by the state legislature and has been sent to the governor's desk for approval. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey has said she will sign the bill into law as soon as it reaches her desk. The legislation comes weeks after the Alabama state Supreme Court issued a decision that embryos are children, causing three of the state's seven IVF treatment providers -- including the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, the state's largest hospital system...