Re: Alabama court ruled frozen embryos are children. Experts explain potential impacts to IVF treatment.

On Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:52:31 +0100 (CET), Jethro
<[email protected]> in alt.abortion with message-id
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On 31 Mar 2022, pothead <[email protected]> posted some
>news:[email protected]: 
>
>> Good news.  This decision will have a wide impact on the liberal nut
>> communitities. 
>
>The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that frozen embryos created
>through in vitro fertilization, or IVF, are considered children under
>state law and are therefore subject to legislation dealing with the
>wrongful death of a minor if one is destroyed. 

If these are never used does the state pick up the cost of
maintaining permanent storage?

>
>"The Wrongful Death of a Minor Act applies to all unborn children,
>regardless of their location," the opinion states, including "unborn
>children who are located outside of a biological uterus at the time they
>are killed." 
>
>The immediate impact of the ruling will be to allow three couples to sue
>for wrongful death after their frozen embryos were destroyed in an
>accident at a fertility clinic. 
>
>But this first-of-its-kind court decision could also have broader
>implications. 
>
>"No court — anywhere in the country — has reached the conclusion the
>main opinion reaches," Justice Greg Cook wrote in his dissenting opinion
>in the case, adding that it "almost certainly ends the creation of
>frozen embryos through in vitro fertilization (IVF) in Alabama." 
>
>Abortion rights groups and IVF advocates have been warning about the
>possibility since before the Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn
>Roe v. Wade and as Republican-led states passed new abortion
>restrictions in its wake. The Alabama decision cited language added to
>the state constitution in 2018, which says "it is the public policy of
>this state to ensure the protection of the rights of the unborn child." 
>
>Now, fertility experts and organizations say Alabama's ruling could lead
>to a decrease in IVF access and care. 
>
>Dr. Mari Mitrani, co-founder and chief scientific officer at Gattaca
>Genomics, told CBS News the ruling poses "serious potential and
>unintended consequences to the fertility industry as a whole,
>threatening Alabamans' rights to start a family." 
>
>About 1 in 5 people are unable to get pregnant after one year of trying,
>according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A recent
>survey found 42% of American adults say they have used, or know someone
>who has used, fertility treatments. 
>
>"This ruling poses a threat to embryologists, fertility doctors, lab
>technicians and all fertility healthcare providers in Alabama," Mitrani
>said. "The local medical professionals will be exposed to unforeseen
>consequences due to this ruling, when trying to help their patients." 
>
>The impact could reach beyond the state, too.
>
>"This ruling has profound implications far beyond Alabama's borders,"
>Resolve: The National Infertility Association said in a statement on
>social media "Every American who wants or needs access to family
>building options like IVF should be deeply concerned about this
>development and the precedent it will set across the country." 
>
>The nonprofit organization said that within Alabama, it will likely have
>other "devastating consequences, including impacting the standard of
>care provided by the state's five fertility clinics." 
>
>"This new legal framework may make it impossible to offer services like
>#IVF, a standard medical treatment for infertility," the statement said,
>noting it also remains unclear what this decision means for people who
>currently have embryos stored. 
>
>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alabama-frozen-embryos-children-experts-ivf-
>fertility/ 

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