I Had No Good Options For My Frozen Embryos. Now, In Alabama, What I Did With Them Could Be Illegal.
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I Had No Good Options For My Frozen Embryos. Now, In Alabama, What I Did With Them Could Be Illegal.

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The 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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