How the court addressed public policy concerns asserted by amici; Prior Alabama laws that led to the ruling; A look at the history of IVF and the many professional bodies that regulate it; The ruling’s impacts on IVF in Alabama and beyond; Numerous questions for counsel raised ...
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Lawmakers said IVF providers have told them that the protections are enough to get them to resume services. Alabama Supreme Court ruling Last month, the Supreme Court found that frozen embryos created during fertility treatments can be considered children under Alabama state law. The decision, issued...
Story Stream Taming IVF’s Wild WestMay 03, 2024 For the first time since the Bush-era stem cell debates, reproductive technology has taken center stage in American politics. An Alabama Supreme Court decision in February granted parents the right to legal recourse after their embryos were destroy...
With the recent Alabama Supreme Court "personhood" decision, clinicians and patients say they fear they may be vulnerable to prosecution based on their handling of frozen embryos used in the IVF process. In its ruling, the court stated that "unborn children are 'children' … without exception ...
Alabama lawmakers rushed to address backlash to a state Supreme Court decision that found frozen embryos can be considered children under state law.
The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos created during fertility treatments should be considered children.
The Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the Alabama Hospital Association filed a brief supporting the request. They said even though IVF services have resumed, the decision continues to create a cloud of uncertainty for the medical community....
"Attorney General Marshall has no intention of using the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision as a basis for prosecuting IVF families or providers," Katherine Robertson, chief counsel in the Alabama Attorney General's Office, said in a statement. ...
The Alabama Medical Association, which also weighed in prior to the court’s decision, warned such a ruling would create an “enormous potential for civil liability” for fertility specialists, because embryos can be damaged or become unsuitable for pregnancy at any time during an IVF process, in...