Although he was critical of the Alabama Supreme Court's recent decision to define frozen embryos as children under the state's wrongful death statute, Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl thanked the Alabama Legislature's passage of legislation to protect in-vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics.
Governor Kay Ivey signed the legislation into law on Wednesday.
After the State Supreme Court's ruling last month, Pearl's son, Steven, an assistant basketball coach at Auburn, made it known he and his wife were using IVF to have a child. The Pearl family was concerned as IVF procedures were temporarily paused at some clinics as a result of the ruling.
"Government is supposed to help us and our families, not prevent my son and his wife from having their first child or my grandchild," Bruce Pearl said in February.
Talking to the media just now, Bruce Pearl starts with something "personal" and "political", talking about what Steven Pearl and his wife are advocating for in regards to IVF -- calls the Alabama Supreme Court's recent decision regarding IVF a "reckless decision" -- mentions that… https://t.co/1I9ik9Vo2r
— Justin Hokanson (@_JHokanson) February 27, 2024
"Government is supposed to help us and our families, not prevent my son and his wife from having their first child or my grandchild." - Auburn Head Coach Bruce Pearl on the battle to protect IVF in the state of Alabama. @StevenPearl22 @coachbrucepearl https://t.co/K77fkhZgvC pic.twitter.com/7aOHseZYa0
— The Next Round (@NextRoundLive) February 27, 2024
Pro life means protecting Life. People who are using IVF are trying to create life. This makes no sense. I'm confident Alabama lawmakers will fix this glitch ASAP as hundreds of couples are in the middle of the process! https://t.co/QgaOxEmKWF
— Bruce Pearl (@coachbrucepearl) February 23, 2024
On Thursday, the elder Pearl thanked Ivey and the Alabama Legislature "for promoting a culture of life by passing the pro family, pro child IVF legislation."
"This is a great example of our Gov't working for the people, to get it right!" he added.
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