
I Had No Good Options For My Frozen Embryos. Now, In Alabama, What I Did With Them Could Be Illegal.
Huff PostThe author with one of her sons. The utter madness of the Alabama ruling In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the Alabama Supreme Court declared frozen embryos to be “children” and that anyone who destroys them can be liable for wrongful death. This ruling led the state’s largest hospital system, the University of Alabama system, to pause its IVF services over fears of possible criminal prosecution — and rightfully so. The author with her sons Courtesy of Caitlin Weaver Why this feels personal The Alabama ruling has led the state’s largest hospital system to pause its IVF program and at least two other clinics have followed suit. The current “personhood” law was worrying enough before the Alabama ruling, but has become even more so now that there’s a blueprint for how it can be used to further control a woman’s body and to dictate the very personal decision of how and when to have a family.
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Couple drops lawsuit that led to Alabama frozen embryo ruling
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Couples ask judge to find Alabama law that provides legal immunity to IVF providers unconstitutional
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Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern Baptists urge caution on IVF by couples and government
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Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern Baptists urge caution on IVF by couples and government
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A court ruled embryos are children. These Christian couples agree yet wrestle with IVF choices
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Alabama's GOP Governor signs bill to protect IVF after state Supreme Court ruling led centers to pause offering the treatment
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Signs Legislation Protecting IVF Providers From Legal Liability Into Law
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Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF clinics from legal liability into law
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Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from legal liability into law
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Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers after frozen embryo ruling
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What to know about Alabama’s fast-tracked legislation to protect in vitro fertilization clinics
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Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers, with final approval still ahead
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"It does not protect parents": Experts say bills to protect IVF in Alabama isn’t enough
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Opinion: How Alabama's IVF ruling unmasks the hypocrisy of antiabortion zealots
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Medical groups urge Alabama Supreme Court to revisit frozen embryo ruling
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Commentary: My wife and I navigated IVF just fine without the Alabama Supreme Court
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'Bad joke': Alabama Republicans under fire from all sides over new embryo bill
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Alabama fast-tracks law to protect IVF
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Alabama lawmakers put forward bills to protect IVF medical providers after Supreme Court ruling
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She sold her home and changed jobs so she could start IVF. After the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, that hope is now on hold
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Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state
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A US Court Ruled That Frozen Embryos Are People, What Does It Mean for the Future of IVF?
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Alabama’s IVF ruling is already preventing people from having children: ‘Our lives are upended’
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Alabama ruled frozen embryos are children. Here’s what it could mean for embryos frozen across the state
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Is a frozen embryo a child? The Alabama court ruling that's rocked America's IVF clinics and reproductive sector
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After Alabama Court Decision, Panic And Heartbreak In Fertility Clinics
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Health Talk | Unpacking Alabama SC's decision that counts embryo as unborn child
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"Devastasting": Ripple effects being felt as Alabama halts in vitro fertilization
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Facing backlash over IVF ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix
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Alabama’s Embryo Ruling Challenges IVF Practices Nationwide
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Facing backlash over frozen embryo ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix
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What’s next after the Alabama ruling that counts IVF embryos as children?
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A Second Alabama Fertility Clinic Has Paused IVF Treatments
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More Alabama IVF providers pause treatment after court ruling on frozen embryos
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Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF after ruling says frozen embryos are children; how will it impact Americans?
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Nikki Haley supports Alabama SC's ruling that embryos are children: ‘To me, that’s a life’
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Nikki Haley says frozen embryos are babies, in response to Alabama ruling
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A second Alabama IVF provider cuts back services after court ruling on frozen embryos
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Column: Alabama’s highest court declared frozen embryos people. The U.S. Supreme Court is to blame
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says she wants to protect IVF treatment after court ruling
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