Fighting for Alabama Families is a coalition formed after the Alabama Supreme Court ruling earlier this year jeopardized in-vitro fertilization in the state.
In February, the Alabama Supreme Court declared that embryos created through IVF should be considered children, resulting in several IVF clinics pausing services.
Earlier this week, the coalition launched a new “IVF Made Me” campaign, designed to showcase the faces of the families who have grown through IVF in Alabama and draw awareness to the faces behind this procedure.
“We are calling on IVF moms, dads, aunts, uncles, grandparents, godparents, cousins, and IVF children themselves to appear in photos and videos to remind Alabama legislators that our movement is about real people and families. Our goal is to have a picture of as many Alabama IVF families as possible to show our legislators how many Alabamians have been impacted by IVF,” said Corinn O’Brien, FFAF founder.
“With less than 78 days until Alabama’s legislative session begins, Fight For Alabama Families (FFAF) remains laser-focused on our goal: full and permanent protection for IVF in Alabama,” the organization said in a Facebook post.
According to their website, “FFAF has mobilized thousands of advocates across the state and country, including 350 individuals who traveled to the statehouse to tell legislators their stories and sent over 33,000 emails. This groundswell enabled the quick passage of SB176, legislation that enabled families and providers with necessary protections to return to critically needed IVF services.”
