Following Alabama, embryo personhood bill in Iowa could put IVF at risk, too
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Following Alabama, embryo personhood bill in Iowa could put IVF at risk, too

Salon  

Following the chaos that unfolded when Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos are legally children, many are watching a bill in Iowa closely as its passage could impact in vitro fertilization clinics in the state, too. On Thursday, Iowa House Republicans approved a bill that would criminalize the death of an “unborn person.” Currently the state Iaw has penalties for terminating or causing a serious injury to a “human pregnancy,” but the bill would amend the language from “human pregnancy” to an “unborn person.” The proposed language change, if the bills passes, would read: “causing of death of, or serious injury to, an unborn person." An “unborn person” would be defined as “an individual organism from fertilization to live birth.” While it still has to pass the state senate and be signed by the state’s governor, democrats are worried this could affect IVF clinics and patients similarly to what’s going on in Alabama. “This bill right here … puts IVF at risk whether you want to believe it or not,” Iowa Democrat Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell told AP News. “As written, this bill does not explicitly protect IVF and sets a precedent with new language of ‘unborn person,’” Rep. Heather Matson said during a debate.

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IVF will be covered by insurance for many Californians after Newsom signs bill
2 months, 3 weeks ago

IVF will be covered by insurance for many Californians after Newsom signs bill

LA Times  

Doctors from the Alabama Fertility Clinic take photos of the votes as state lawmakers in Montgomery vote on an IVF bill in March. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Sunday that requires large health insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization — a win for reproductive health advocates amid nationwide concerns about the future of access to fertility treatments. The …

In vitro fertilization bills from both Democrats and GOP blocked in U.S. Senate
3 months ago

In vitro fertilization bills from both Democrats and GOP blocked in U.S. Senate

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — The closely divided U.S. Senate gridlocked Tuesday over the best way to provide nationwide protections for in vitro fertilization, despite lawmakers from both political parties maintaining they want to do so. “We’re going to be mandating that the insurance company pay.” Alabama ruling Democrats began speaking at length about preserving access to IVF earlier this year after the …

More than 6 in 10 U.S. adults support protecting access to IVF, AP-NORC poll finds
5 months, 1 week ago

More than 6 in 10 U.S. adults support protecting access to IVF, AP-NORC poll finds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Relatively few Americans fully endorse the idea that a fertilized egg should have the same rights as a pregnant woman. “I just don’t want people to be having more trouble to access IVF; it’s already hard enough.” But the poll found that about 3 in 10 Americans say that the statement “human life begins at conception, so a …

Couples ask judge to find Alabama law that provides legal immunity to IVF providers unconstitutional
6 months, 1 week ago

Couples ask judge to find Alabama law that provides legal immunity to IVF providers unconstitutional

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Couples whose lawsuits against fertility providers led an Alabama court to rule that frozen embryos could be considered children have asked a judge to toss out a new state law that provides legal immunity to in vitro fertilization providers. The Alabama Supreme Court in February ruled the the couples could pursue lawsuits for the death of their …

Senate Republicans block legislation to protect IVF
6 months, 1 week ago

Senate Republicans block legislation to protect IVF

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. President Joe Biden said the vote demonstrated Republicans’ “disregard for a woman’s right to …

Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern Baptists urge caution on IVF by couples and government
6 months, 1 week ago

Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern Baptists urge caution on IVF by couples and government

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Southern Baptist delegates expressed alarm Wednesday over the way in vitro fertilization is routinely being practiced, approving a resolution lamenting that the creation of surplus frozen embryos often results in “destruction of embryonic human life.” They urged members to carefully weigh the ethical implications of the technology while also expressing sympathy with couples “who experience the searing pain …

A court ruled embryos are children. These Christian couples agree yet wrestle with IVF choices
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A court ruled embryos are children. These Christian couples agree yet wrestle with IVF choices

Associated Press  

When faced with infertility, Amanda and Jeff Walker had a baby through in vitro fertilization but were left with extra embryos — and questions. Thacker said that sort of “fresh” transfer is more ethically permissible than freezing embryos for an uncertain fate, “but I still don’t think it’s advisable.” Religious scholars say the IVF issue is largely under-explored among evangelical …

How IVF is complicating Republicans' abortion messaging
9 months, 1 week ago

How IVF is complicating Republicans' abortion messaging

NPR  

How IVF is complicating Republicans' abortion messaging Enlarge this image toggle caption Catie Dull/NPR Catie Dull/NPR In-vitro fertilization has become the latest front in the political battle over reproductive rights, and it's left some Republicans grappling with how to square their support for IVF with their past stances on reproductive rights. In her Republican response to President Biden's State of …

How 'fetal personhood' in Alabama's IVF ruling evolved from fringe to mainstream
9 months, 1 week ago

How 'fetal personhood' in Alabama's IVF ruling evolved from fringe to mainstream

NPR  

How 'fetal personhood' in Alabama's IVF ruling evolved from fringe to mainstream Enlarge this image toggle caption Andi Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images Andi Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Alabama Supreme Court's decision that frozen embryos have the same rights as children came as a surprise even to many who oppose abortion rights. At its most extreme, reproductive rights researchers and …

Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — At least one clinic in Alabama has resumed in vitro fertilization treatments after the governor signed a bill into law shielding providers from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Video from CBS News showed staff celebrating with a toast, and Dr. Mamie McLean said seeing patients again was “incredibly …

Alabama court ruling upends IVF patients' lives
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Alabama court ruling upends IVF patients' lives

Raw Story  

After the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children, women who were undergoing fertility treatments in the southern US state had their lives thrown into shock and uncertainty. - Families 'stuck' in legal limbo - Meghan Cole, an Alabama attorney, has a blood disorder that causes her "not to be able to carry children," she told NBC's Today …

Iowa House OKs bill to criminalize death of an “unborn person” despite IVF concerns
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Iowa House OKs bill to criminalize death of an “unborn person” despite IVF concerns

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Republicans in Iowa’s House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that would criminalize the death of an “unborn person” — over Democrats’ concerns about how it might apply to in vitro fertilization, after an Alabama court found frozen embryos can be considered children. Iowa’s law currently outlines penalties for termination or serious injury to a “human …

Alabama governor comes out to ‘protect’ IVF treatments and providers
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Alabama governor comes out to ‘protect’ IVF treatments and providers

Hindustan Times  

A month after Alabama Supreme Court's ruling raised concerns over future of vitro fertilization providers the Gov. Earlier the Alabama Supreme Court had ruled that embryos are children, leading to concerns about civil liabilities for clinics and prompted an outcry from patients and other groups. Cheering the decision Republican Sen. Tim Melson, who Doctors from Alabama Fertility, one of the …

Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF clinics from legal liability into law
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF clinics from legal liability into law

ABC  

In short: The US state of Alabama has legislated protections for IVF providers. The governor of Alabama has signed legislation into law shielding in-vitro fertilisation providers from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Last month a ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court left unclear how to legally store, transport and use embryos, …

Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from legal liability into law
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from legal liability into law

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state, Alabama’s governor swiftly signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. The Alabama Supreme Court last month ruled that three couples whose frozen embryos were destroyed in an accident at a …

Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers after frozen embryo ruling
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers after frozen embryo ruling

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Committees in the state Senate …

The Alabama IVF Ban Conversation Is Missing the Bigger Point
54 years, 11 months ago

The Alabama IVF Ban Conversation Is Missing the Bigger Point

Slate  

Two weeks ago, the Alabama Supreme Court determined that, for the purposes of its Wrongful Death of a Minor statute, frozen embryos are children. The fact that clinics are not providing services is a different matter, but I think we just got dragged down this road of Mike Pence saying that his family used IVF, so IVF is OK. And …

What to know about Alabama’s fast-tracked legislation to protect in vitro fertilization clinics
9 months, 2 weeks ago

What to know about Alabama’s fast-tracked legislation to protect in vitro fertilization clinics

Associated Press  

Alabama lawmakers moved quickly to approve legislation on Wednesday that protects in vitro fertilization clinics from lawsuits in response to an uproar sparked by last month’s state Supreme Court ruling that found frozen embryos have the rights of children under the state’s wrongful death law. In a February ruling to allow wrongful death lawsuits filed by couples whose frozen embryos …

IVF gave hope to patients trying to build their families. The turmoil in Alabama put that in doubt
9 months, 2 weeks ago

IVF gave hope to patients trying to build their families. The turmoil in Alabama put that in doubt

Associated Press  

Thirty-seven-year-old Corinn O’Brien is about two months pregnant through in vitro fertilization, but an ultrasound recently showed the fetus might be in trouble, and she wants the option to try again if she needs to. O’Brien and Greenwood are among the many whose dreams are in limbo after three of Alabama’s largest clinics paused IVF services in the wake of …

Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers, with final approval still ahead
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers, with final approval still ahead

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers facing public pressure to restart in vitro fertilization services in the state advanced legislation Tuesday to shield providers from the fallout of a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Committees in the state Senate and House approved identical bills that would protect providers from lawsuits and criminal prosecution for the “damage or death …

"It does not protect parents": Experts say bills to protect IVF in Alabama isn’t enough
9 months, 2 weeks ago

"It does not protect parents": Experts say bills to protect IVF in Alabama isn’t enough

Salon  

Two weeks after facing a backlash when Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos are legally children, Alabama lawmakers scrambled to put together a new legislation to help protect in vitro fertilization clinics from civil lawsuits and criminal prosecution. But last week, Alabama legislators in both chambers passed bills that would give civil and criminal immunity related to IVF providers or …

Editorial: A right to IVF or abortion will never be protected if fetuses and embryos are declared people
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Editorial: A right to IVF or abortion will never be protected if fetuses and embryos are declared people

LA Times  

In the cell laboratory at the Fertility Center Berlin in January, an electron microscope is used to fertilize an egg cell. The Alabama Supreme Court decision last month determining that frozen embryos have the same rights as children brought the personhood debate to a surreal level that should terrify anyone who supports the right to terminate a pregnancy or start …

Opinion: How Alabama's IVF ruling unmasks the hypocrisy of antiabortion zealots
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: How Alabama's IVF ruling unmasks the hypocrisy of antiabortion zealots

LA Times  

We don’t know whether former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, had any leftover embryos after they availed themselves of the advanced reproductive technology known as in vitro fertilization to become the parents of their three children, who are now adults. “It’s been incredible to watch Republicans now scramble to suddenly support IVF while many of these same …

Commentary: My wife and I navigated IVF just fine without the Alabama Supreme Court
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Commentary: My wife and I navigated IVF just fine without the Alabama Supreme Court

LA Times  

I never thought of myself as a mass killer, but the Alabama Supreme Court has a different idea. Last month, the court ruled frozen embryos are legally children, allowing several in-vitro fertilization patients to sue a fertility clinic for wrongful death over the inadvertent destruction of their refrigerated, um, kids. People undergoing in-vitro fertilization, or IVF, try to produce as …

Alabama lawmakers advance plan to protect IVF clinics
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alabama lawmakers advance plan to protect IVF clinics

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Facing public pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted, Alabama lawmakers moved closer to approving protections for fertility clinics that shut down after a state court ruled that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled in mid-February that three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a …

Alabama lawmakers rush to get IVF services restarted
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alabama lawmakers rush to get IVF services restarted

The Independent  

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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
9 months, 3 weeks ago

She sold her home and changed jobs so she could start IVF. After the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, that hope is now on hold

CNN  

Montgomery, Alabama CNN — Gabbie Price says she’s designed her whole life around in vitro fertilization treatment. But in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that said embryos are children – and those who destroy them could be held liable for wrongful death – the future of IVF treatment in Alabama is hazy. But Alabama is the first …

Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would protect access to in vitro fertilization, objecting to a vote on the issue Wednesday even after widespread backlash to a recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that threatens the practice. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., speaks about a bill to establish federal protections for IVF as Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., right, …

Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Carrying babies created through IVF …

Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — LeeLee Ray went through eight miscarriages, one ectopic pregnancy and multiple surgeries before turning to surrogacy in her hopes of having a child. But now that plan is in doubt as Alabama fertility clinics paused IVF services in the wake of a state court ruling that embryos are considered children under the state’s wrongful death law. Alabama …

The IVF Ruling Is About Who Gets to Raise Your Children
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The IVF Ruling Is About Who Gets to Raise Your Children

Slate  

In its decision earlier this month interpreting Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act as conferring personhood upon embryos, that state’s high court realized part of the dream of Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion overturning Roe v. * What Alito had called “unborn human beings” would inevitably be swept into Alabama’s protections for “extrauterine children.” That should surprise none of …

‘I’m living proof of why IVF is so necessary.’ Bills aiming to protect IVF treatment move forward in Alabama legislature
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘I’m living proof of why IVF is so necessary.’ Bills aiming to protect IVF treatment move forward in Alabama legislature

CNN  

Montgomery, Alabama CNN — A group of bills aimed at protecting in vitro fertilization treatments in Alabama advanced out of Senate and House committees Wednesday – just a day after they were introduced – as state lawmakers race to respond to the state Supreme Court ruling that prompted clinics to pause parts of treatments and left many families in limbo. …

Alabama IVF patients describe heartbreak, anger after ruling
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alabama IVF patients describe heartbreak, anger after ruling

Associated Press  

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tory Beasley had dreamed of having three kids, and she and her husband turned to IVF after struggling with infertility. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Alabama to lead a roundtable discussion with a group of IVF patients on Tuesday in Birmingham. Secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra hosts a panel discussion …

A US Court Ruled That Frozen Embryos Are People, What Does It Mean for the Future of IVF?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A US Court Ruled That Frozen Embryos Are People, What Does It Mean for the Future of IVF?

News 18  

A court in the US has ruled that the frozen embryos used for in vitro fertilisation could be considered children, and destroying them would amount to lawsuits filed by parents for the death of the minors. The lawsuits accused Mobile, Alabama fertility clinic, Center for Reproductive Medicine, and the hospital where it is located, Mobile Infirmary, of failing to properly …

‘What is this, “The Handmaid’s Tale”?’ Exploring moral questions posed by controversial IVF ruling
9 months, 4 weeks ago

‘What is this, “The Handmaid’s Tale”?’ Exploring moral questions posed by controversial IVF ruling

LA Times  

An embryologist views an embryo, visible on a monitor. In a recent ruling that three couples who lost frozen embryos in a storage facility accident could sue for wrongful death of a minor child, the court wrote that the “natural, ordinary, commonly understood meaning” of the word “child” includes an “unborn child” — whether that’s a fetus in a womb …

Alabama Senate bills propose legal immunity for IVF providers
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Alabama Senate bills propose legal immunity for IVF providers

NPR  

Alabama Senate bills propose legal immunity for IVF providers Enlarge this image toggle caption ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images The Alabama State Senate took first steps towards protecting in vitro fertilization treatments in the state with the introduction of two pieces of legislation Tuesday, which both seek immunity from civil and criminal liability for providers …

Alabama’s IVF ruling is already preventing people from having children: ‘Our lives are upended’
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Alabama’s IVF ruling is already preventing people from having children: ‘Our lives are upended’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The state’s Supreme Court overturned that ruling, declaring …

Texas IVF law: Gov. Abbott says he supports IVF in aftermath of Alabama Supreme Court ruling
10 months ago

Texas IVF law: Gov. Abbott says he supports IVF in aftermath of Alabama Supreme Court ruling

CNN  

CNN — As Alabama grapples with the fallout of a state Supreme Court decision that has widely halted access to in vitro fertilization, Texas Gov. The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos are considered human beings and people who discard of embryos can be held liable for wrongful death, prompting fertility clinics throughout the state to begin halting …

Health Talk | Unpacking Alabama SC's decision that counts embryo as unborn child
10 months ago

Health Talk | Unpacking Alabama SC's decision that counts embryo as unborn child

Hindustan Times  

Last week, the Alabama Supreme Court in the United States of America ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a ruling that can have far reaching legal implications for the entire in-vitro fertility treatment ecosystem. The Alabama Supreme Court declared parents may sue over the death of a child, regardless of whether the child is born …

Trump demands ‘immediate solution’ to protect IVF in Alabama
10 months ago

Trump demands ‘immediate solution’ to protect IVF in Alabama

The Independent  

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"Devastasting": Ripple effects being felt as Alabama halts in vitro fertilization
10 months ago

"Devastasting": Ripple effects being felt as Alabama halts in vitro fertilization

Salon  

When Brittany Stuart and her husband weren’t having success trying to conceive, they started to explore their options. Instead, she’s fraught with questions since the Alabama Supreme Court said that frozen embryos are “extrauterine children.” “Are they saying that I murdered a child?” Stuart in phone call with Salon, referring to how the second embryo transfer was unsuccessful. In an …

Facing backlash over IVF ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix
10 months ago

Facing backlash over IVF ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Lawmakers began scrambling for ways to protect Alabama in vitro fertilization services after multiple providers paused treatment in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos could be considered children under a state law. Justices ruled last week that three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in a mishap at a storage facility could …

Trump says he supports IVF following Alabama embryo ruling
10 months ago

Trump says he supports IVF following Alabama embryo ruling

Associated Press  

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Former President Donald Trump said he would “strongly support the availability of IVF” and called on lawmakers in Alabama to preserve access to the treatment that has become a new flashpoint in the 2024 presidential election. AP AUDIO: Ahead of South Carolina primary, Trump says he strongly supports IVF after Alabama court ruling AP correspondent Ed …

Joe Biden rebukes Alabama Supreme Court's IVF ruling as ‘outrageous’ and ‘disregard' for women
10 months ago

Joe Biden rebukes Alabama Supreme Court's IVF ruling as ‘outrageous’ and ‘disregard' for women

Hindustan Times  

The Alabama state supreme court’s ruling that embryos used for IVF are “children” under the law has drawn a strong rebuke from Joe Biden, who said that this and other attacks on reproductive rights by the right-wing are “a direct consequence of the reversal of Roe v Wade”. Biden issued a statement on Thursday afternoon, denouncing the state court’s ruling …

Facing backlash over frozen embryo ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix
10 months ago

Facing backlash over frozen embryo ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix

LA Times  

The Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling this week that embryos can legally be considered children has prompted some in vitro fertilization providers in the state to pause treatments. Justices ruled this week that three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in a mishap at a storage facility could pursue wrongful death claims for their “extrauterine children.” The justices cited sweeping language …

Some Republicans are voicing doubt over Alabama IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity
10 months ago

Some Republicans are voicing doubt over Alabama IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity

Associated Press  

Some Republicans joined Democrats in expressing alarm over a ruling this week by the Alabama Supreme Court that jeopardized future access to in vitro fertilization, giving allies of President Joe Biden new fuel for their efforts to center abortion access in the presidential election. “We’ve got to talk about making sure we don’t take away women’s rights to IVF, women …

What’s next after the Alabama ruling that counts IVF embryos as children?
10 months ago

What’s next after the Alabama ruling that counts IVF embryos as children?

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that couples who were trying in vitro fertilization and lost frozen embryos in an accident at a south Alabama storage facility can sue under the state’s wrongful death law. The Alabama Supreme Court said three Alabama couples who lost frozen embryos during an accident at a storage facility could sue …

More Alabama IVF providers pause treatment after court ruling on frozen embryos
10 months ago

More Alabama IVF providers pause treatment after court ruling on frozen embryos

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Additional in vitro fertilization providers in Alabama paused services Thursday, sending patients scrambling to make other plans in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that said frozen embryos could be considered children under state law. Justices last week said three couples, who had frozen embryos destroyed in a mishap at a storage facility, could pursue …

Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF after ruling says frozen embryos are children; how will it impact Americans?
10 months ago

Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF after ruling says frozen embryos are children; how will it impact Americans?

Hindustan Times  

After Alabama's Supreme Court declared frozen embryos as the legal equivalent of children, state's largest hospital, the University of Alabama at Birmingham health system, has temporarily halted IVF services. Alabama SC ruling stems from a case where three couples sued for wrongful death after their frozen embryos were destroyed in a storage facility accident. Alabama Court Ruling on Frozen: The …

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