Nation's top health official to visit Alabama in wake of IVF ruling
The Biden administration is sending the nation’s top health official to meet with patients and doctors in Alabama to discuss a controversial court ruling that upended in vitro fertilization treatment in the state
By AMANDA SEITZ
Published - Feb 26, 2024, 03:31 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 26, 2024, 03:31 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is sending the nation's top health official to Alabama for discussions with patients and doctors about the controversial court ruling that upended in vitro fertilization treatment in the state.
The ruling by the Republican-controlled Alabama Supreme Court has unexpectedly propelled the issue of IVF into the presidential campaign conversation right ahead of Super Tuesday voting on March 5.
The visit by Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra comes just days after former President Donald Trump vowed to protect access to the fertility care.
