The court ruled recently that 'unborn children are 'children.''
ruled Friday that frozen embryos qualify as people under state law, a decision that critics say could threaten families' access to fertility treatments in the post-Roe era. In an unprecedented decision, the state's highest court ruled that "unborn children are 'children' … without exception based on developmental stage, physical location, or any other ancillary characteristics.
" Alabama Chief Justice Tom Parker quoted the Bible in a concurring opinion, citing the sanctity of unborn life."Good Morning America" the court's historic ruling could impact the future of in vitro fertilization treatments for those trying to access fertility treatments, adding that for her, the ruling left more open questions than answers. "We're concerned that this ruling has far-reaching consequences for what we feel is safe to freeze and safe to discard," McLean said. Doctors like McLean warn the ruling could block access to IVF, make the process more expensive, or lead to some clinics closing altogether because of legal risks. "This ruling is so incomplete and it leaves those of us who are sitting face to face with patients ... with the inability to comment on what is safe and what is legal for them right now," McLean added.Couple argues that lost frozen embryo was a person, lawsuit states The case on which the court ruled Friday involved two couples who sued a patient who had managed to access the freezer that stored frozen embryos at an Alabama fertility clinic. The patient picked up multiple embryos and accidentally dropped and destroyed them. The high court ruled that the patient could be held liable in a wrongful death lawsuit. "We have kind of what is just a brand new landscape for the law," Jasmine Matlock, an attorney and founding partner of M&H Legal Services in Guntersville, Alabama, told "GMA." "At this point, there is no decision on when a physician or a clinic can conclude storing these embryos so they are potentially liable for the wrongful death of an embryo after the parents have passed," Matlock added.Pew Research Centertotal ban on abortions
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