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This resolution condemns the Alabama Supreme Court ruling in LePage v. Mobile Infirmary Clinic, P.C., which declared embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) as "extrauterine children" and threatened access to reproductive health services. The resolution highlights that one in six people of childbearing age struggle with infertility, and 90 percent of infertility cases are treatable through medical therapies like IVF, a process where an egg is fertilized in a laboratory and then transferred to a uterus. The ruling initially caused IVF clinics in Alabama to close and halt services, though the state later passed legislation providing immunity for IVF providers. The New Jersey resolution reaffirms the state's commitment to protecting reproductive freedom, noting that New Jersey has taken steps to safeguard reproductive health access, including mandating health insurance coverage for fertility services and protecting private medical information. By passing this resolution, the New Jersey Legislature strongly condemns any legal or legislative actions that could infringe on citizens' rights to access IVF and embryo transfer services, and plans to distribute copies of the resolution to key government officials.

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