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A trial court initially ruled embryos weren't legally considered "children." The Alabama Supreme Court overturned this decision, permitting three couples, whose frozen embryos were destroyed after being dropped by a wandering patient at a Mobile hospital, to pursue wrongful death claims.
The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos created during fertility treatments should be considered children under state law
Frozen embryos created during fertility treatments can be considered children under Alabama state law, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Friday.
An Alabama court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children, allowing couples to sue for wrongful death of their embryos that were destroyed at a fertility clinic.
The decision brought a rush of warnings from advocates who said it would have implications for fertility treatments.