The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are “children.”

Since last year, Jasmine York, 34, and her husband have been trying to have a baby. The couple, both nurses, began freezing embryos before they got married in March 2023.

York had her first embryo transfer in August 2023, but the transfer failed, she told ABC News.

Determined to grow their family, the couple tried again, and they are currently undergoing their second round of in-vitro fertilization, or IVF.

But, after the Alabama Supreme Court issued a new decision last week ruling that frozen embryos are considered children, they say their embryo transfer appointment scheduled for March 20 was canceled by her hospital.

  • MsPenguinette@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I assume the ruling was “embyos are and always have been children”. Wonder if there isn’t any malicious compliance options for people who’s treatments have stopped?

    Can’t think of anything off the top of my head, but the ruling was insane so there has to be some sort of insane tort someone can come up with