Ala. Justices Deem Frozen Embryos Children Under State Law

By Theresa Schliep · February 20, 2024, 8:00 PM EST

The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos count as children in a first-of-its-kind decision bemoaned by advocates and a dissenting judge as potentially ruinous for in vitro fertilization services in...

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