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Women share experiences with IVF and views on Ala. ruling

Season 2024 Episode 61 | 8m 39s

Lawmakers in Alabama are working to quickly pass bills to protect IVF clinics and providers after a state Supreme Court decision ruled that an embryo created through IVF should be considered a person. We hear from women who are affected by the ruling and Amna Nawaz discusses the effort to save IVF with Barbara Collura of RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association.

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