Sen. Tammy Duckworth says Alabama's new law protecting IVF "does not go far enough"

Birmingham, Alabama — A champagne toast was held Thursday at Alabama Fertility in Birmingham, celebrating the return of in vitro fertilization procedures one day after the Alabama legislature passed legislation to protect IVF services.

Nearly half the state's clinics had paused procedures after a controversial ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court last month determined that frozen embryos are considered children.

Three embryo transfers were performed at Alabama Fertility on Thursday, just hours after the new legislation shielding clinics from criminal liability was signed into law by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey.