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A large Alabama hospital has paused in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers weigh the impact of a state court ruling that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of
Other fertility treatment providers in the state were continuing to provide IVF as lawyers explored the impact of the ruling.
A large Alabama hospital has paused in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers weigh the impact of a state court ruling that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children. The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system said in a statement Wednesday that it must evaluate whether its patients or doctors could face criminal charges or punitive damages for undergoing IVF treatments. Other fertility treatment providers in the state were continuing to provide IVF. The ruling by the all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court prompted a wave of concern about the future of IVF tr...
The University of Alabama Birmingham said it is evaluating the court's decision that said an embryo is legally a child.
A large Alabama hospital has paused in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers weigh the impact of a state court ruling that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children