The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos are “children” under state law and therefore subject to legislation dealing with the wrongful death of a minor.
The court issued a majority decision in a lawsuit brought by a group of in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients whose frozen embryos were destroyed in December 2020. A patient at the Center for Reproductive Medicine removed the embryos from the storage unit and dropped them on the ground.
In response to the ruling, major Alabama hospitals stopped offering IVF treatments on Wednesday, fearing criminal prosecution.
“We are saddened that this will impact our patients’ attempt to have a baby through IVF,” read a statement from the University of Alabama at Birmingham health system.
The plaintiffs filed two lawsuits against the facility alleging that the clinic violated Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, which applies to unborn children.
The plaintiffs also accused the...
The court issued a majority decision in a lawsuit brought by a group of in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients whose frozen embryos were destroyed in December 2020. A patient at the Center for Reproductive Medicine removed the embryos from the storage unit and dropped them on the ground.
In response to the ruling, major Alabama hospitals stopped offering IVF treatments on Wednesday, fearing criminal prosecution.
“We are saddened that this will impact our patients’ attempt to have a baby through IVF,” read a statement from the University of Alabama at Birmingham health system.
The plaintiffs filed two lawsuits against the facility alleging that the clinic violated Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, which applies to unborn children.
The plaintiffs also accused the...
- 2/22/2024
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
The Alabama Supreme Court has declared that embryos created using in-vitro fertilization, or IVF, are people in the eyes of the law, a first-of-its kind ruling that is likely to have far-reaching ripple effects for women and health care providers across the state.
The ruling stems from lawsuits filed by three couples against the Center for Reproductive Medicine, a fertility clinic in Mobile, Alabama. All three underwent IVF treatment at the clinic, which stores the embryos it creates in a freezer at a local hospital.
In December 2020, the plaintiffs allege...
The ruling stems from lawsuits filed by three couples against the Center for Reproductive Medicine, a fertility clinic in Mobile, Alabama. All three underwent IVF treatment at the clinic, which stores the embryos it creates in a freezer at a local hospital.
In December 2020, the plaintiffs allege...
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