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For Immediate Release
March 04, 2024
Noah Brandt
VP, Communications
media@liveaction.org

Live Action Leads Coalition Opposing Dangerous IVF Legislation In Alabama

WASHINGTON — Live Action led a coalition of pro-life leaders and groups Monday to send a letter to Alabama Governor Kay Ivey urging her to veto SB 159/HB 237. This bill was passed in the state legislature and grants criminal immunity to individuals involved with the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process, even if their actions cause death or damage to embryos created through IVF.

The letter is authored by pro-life leaders led by Live Action president Lila Rose, and cosigned by many prominent leaders and organizations in the pro-life movement both Nationally and in Alabama. Signers include Kristan Hawkins, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Jeanne F. Mancini, Brent Leatherwood, John Mize, Ryan Anderson, and Brian Burch, among others. 

The letter reads in part: 

We write to you as pro-life organizations united in opposition to the passage of current legislation headed to your desk (SB 159/HB 237) that would grant civil and criminal immunity to “any individual or entity providing goods or services related to in vitro fertilization,” even if their actions cause death or damage to embryos created through IVF. 

 

If enacted, this sweeping legislation would slam the door on any protections for the most vulnerable Alabamians, prevent families from seeking justice for the death or harm caused to their children, and leave a trail of destructive moral implications in its wake. We urge you to veto this legislation.

 

It is an indisputable scientific fact that human life begins at the moment of fertilization. The moment of fertilization, when an individual human zygote is formed, marks the starting point of each human being’s life. The embryonic period is simply one stage of development in the life of a human being–just like the fetal, childhood, adolescent, and adult stages of life.

 

A child in the embryonic stage of development is of incalculable value to his or her family, and though young, is not of any less worth to their parents than a child at three months in the womb, nine months in the womb, or after the very moment of birth. Both science and logic have made it clear that embryos must be accorded the same human rights and level of dignity that all other human beings — at every developmental stage of life — are granted.  

Read the coalition letter here. 

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About Lila Rose & Live Action – Lila Rose founded and serves as president of Live Action. Live Action is a 501(c)3 human rights non-profit and the digital leader of the global pro-life movement. Live Action exists today to shift public opinion on abortion and defend the rights of the most vulnerable. With 6.9  million combined social media followers and over 2.2 billion lifetime video views, Live Action reaches individuals 70 million times per month– saving lives and transforming hearts, with 40% of surveyed followers saying Live Action’s content has changed their position against abortion. Through compelling educational media, human interest storytelling, investigative reporting, and community activism, Live Action reveals the humanity of preborn children and exposes the abortion industry’s exploitation of women and families for profit. Find out more at http://www.liveaction.org.