"Iowa Republicans Pass Bill Threatening IVF Care with 'Unborn Person' Language"

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"Iowa Republicans Pass Bill Threatening IVF Care with 'Unborn Person' Language"
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Iowa Republicans passed a personhood bill that could criminalize IVF care by making it a felony to cause the death of an "unborn person" without providing specific protections for embryos created through IVF. Critics argue that the bill could threaten IVF services and reproductive freedom. The bill still needs to pass the state Senate and be signed by the governor to become law. This move comes in the wake of a similar controversy in Alabama, where a Supreme Court ruling prompted concerns about restrictions on IVF, leading to the enactment of a bill to protect IVF providers.

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