‘Excited to start our journey over’: IVF patient talks about new immunity law [Video]

HERE AT 6:00. I’M BRITTANY DECKER AND I’M IAN REITZ. LAST NIGHT, GOVERNOR IVEY SIGNED A BILL THAT WOULD GIVE IVF CLINICS CERTAIN LEGAL PROTECTIONS. LAWMAKERS FAST TRACKED THIS BILL AFTER SEVERAL CLINICS ACROSS THE STATE HALTED TREATMENTS. FOLLOWING THAT STATE SUPREME COURT RULING THAT EMBRYOS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDREN UNDER THE STATE CONSTITUTION. THIS LEFT SEVERAL FAMILIES TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO SO THEY CAN START THEIR OWN FAMILIES. WVTM 13 LISA CRANE. JOINING US LIVE IN LOCAL TONIGHT AT UAB HOSPITAL. SO LISA, SEVERAL FAMILIES THIS EVENING BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF. OH YEAH. YOU KNOW MANY OF THE WOMEN I’VE SPOKEN TO OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS SAY THEY HAVE FELT POWERLESS TO MAKE VERY PERSONAL AND PRIVATE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEY ARE THANKFUL TO HAVE THAT RIGHT. MANY TAKE FOR GRANTED RESTORED. THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT THESE LITTLE IVF BABIES. …