Both sides in Georgia’s reproductive rights debate ready for fight over new state IVF laws

Anti-abortion activists march through downtown Atlanta Friday as part of the Georgia Stand for Life march. (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder)

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Advocates on both sides of the fight over access to reproductive rights are gearing up for an expected debate this year over whether and how lawmakers should create new protections for access to in-vitro fertilization. 

Leadership in both Republican-controlled chambers have said they generally support putting new IVF protections in state law after a court ruling in Alabama in early 2024 jeopardized access in that state and created uncertainty nationally.

Both sides are anxiously waiting to see the details of what such a GOP-led proposal might look like.