Alabama Republican Governor Kay Ivey celebrated the one-year anniversary of a controversial law in the state that provided blanket criminal and civil immunity for everyone involved in IVF.

The legislation to protect the fertility procedure, in which a sperm and egg are artificially joined outside of the womb and implanted into the uterus of a woman, was signed in March of last year to offer immunity for “death or damage to an embryo” for anyone who provides or receives IVF.

“One year ago today, I signed legislation to protect IVF in Alabama,” Ivey commented in a statement last week commemorating the legislation. “Families across our state have since welcomed babies into this world through IVF. Alabama is proudly pro-life and pro-family!”