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NPR -  Republican lawmakers in Alabama have introduced two bills aimed at protecting in vitro fertilization in the state. Both bills seek immunity from civil and criminal liability for providers of IVF goods and services. They were introduced after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that frozen embryos should be legally considered children. At least six states currently have bills that would allow women to seek child support for fetuses. Lawmakers in Colorado and Iowa proposed bills that define personhood as beginning at fertilization when it comes to homicide and wrongful death cases. While these bills don't explicitly mention IVF, reproductive rights advocates tell NPR's Ryland Barton that even granting limited protections to embryos has broader implications, like in Alabama.