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For the first time, a frozen embryo has been recognized by the law as a person with rights. This decision by the Alabama Supreme Court last week is a huge victory for anti-abortion groups, who have long sought to pass fetal personhood laws. This time, by declaring not just a fetus but a fertilized egg in a lab the equivalent of an “unborn child,” the courts have done them one better. If this keeps up, anti-abortion groups may succeed at outlawing both abortion and in vitro fertilization, or IVF.

In a ground breaking legal development, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), an academic medical centre, has halted all In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments in the wake of a state supreme court ruling that categorizes embryos as babies. The decision has sent shockwaves through the medical community and raised profound questions about the future

The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system is pausing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment following an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that found frozen embryos are children, the health system said in a statement to CNN.

The Alabama Supreme Court decision has left providers and patients unsure of whether in vitro fertilization carries legal penalties in the state.

The Alabama Supreme Court decision has left providers and patients unsure of whether in vitro fertilization carries legal penalties in the state.