NJ SR62

New Jersey Senate resolution condemns the Alabama Supreme Court ruling in LePage v. Mobile Infirmary Clinic, P.C., which classified embryos as "extrauterine children" and jeopardized access to IVF services

The Alabama ruling led to immediate closure of IVF clinics in that state until Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed S.B.159 on March 6, 2024, providing criminal and civil immunity for IVF providers and patients

Resolution reaffirms New Jersey's commitment to protecting reproductive freedom, including IVF access, and highlights the state's existing protections for private medical information from out-of-state prosecutors

New Jersey enacted legislation in January 2024 requiring certain private health insurers to cover infertility services including IVF and embryo transfers

Copies of the resolution will be transmitted to New Jersey's congressional delegation, the Commissioner of Health, and the State Attorney General