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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos created during fertility treatments are children under state law. Critics said this risks limiting fertility treatments in the state.
The ruling brought a rush of warnings about the potential impact on fertility treatments and the freezing of embryos, which had previously been considered property by the courts.
The Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law brought a rush of warnings about the potential impact on fertility treatments and the freezing of embryos.
The hospital system said it is pausing IVF treatments to “evaluate the potential that our patients and our physicians could be prosecuted criminally.”
The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a decision critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatment in the state.