NJ AR13

New Jersey Assembly Resolution condemns the Alabama Supreme Court ruling in LePage v. Mobile Infirmary Clinic, P.C., which classified embryos as "extrauterine children" under Alabama's Wrongful Death of a Minor Act

The Alabama ruling caused IVF clinics to close and halt services until Alabama enacted S.B.159 on March 6, 2024, providing criminal and civil immunity for IVF providers and recipients

Reaffirms New Jersey's commitment to protecting reproductive freedom, including access to IVF, noting the state's existing laws protecting private medical information from out-of-state prosecutors

References New Jersey legislation from January 2024 requiring private health insurers to cover infertility services including IVF and embryo transfers

Directs copies of the resolution be sent to New Jersey's Congressional delegation, the state Commissioner of Health, and the Attorney General