A transport company that halted shipments of embryos in Alabama resumed services in the state now that Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill to protect in vitro fertilitization providers.

In a statement released Friday, Tennessee-based shipping company Cryoport announced they would resume shipments in Alabama.

Cryoport is a major player in the shipment of frozen embryos and gametes used in in vitro fertilization. After the Alabama Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 16 that frozen embryos have the same legal status as children in wrongful death cases, the company stopped shipments in Alabama.

Transporters and doctors across the state paused operations while grappling with the legal fallout of the decision. Some worried that they could face lawsuits or even criminal charges if problems happened during treatment or shipping that led to the destruction of embryos.

On Wednesday night, Ivey signed a bill that provides legal protection for people involved in IVF treatment. Two fertility clinics announced they would restart procedures that have been on pause. Another fertility clinic in Mobile said it would keep its pause on embryo IVF procedures in place out of concern that the bill did not provide enough protection.

Although the bill passed with broad support, lawmakers on both sides have said they may need to revisit regulations on in vitro fertilization in light of the Supreme Court ruling.

“I am pleased to sign this important, short-term measure into law so that couples in Alabama hoping and praying to be parents can grow their families through IVF,” said Ivey’s statement. “IVF is a complex issue, no doubt, and I anticipate there will be more work to come, but right now, I am confident that this legislation will provide the assurances our IVF clinics need and will lead them to resume services immediately.”