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A recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling declaring fertilized embryos as "extrauterine children" is already impacting fertility clinics across the state, with one of the largest hospitals temporarily ceasing in-vitro fertilization treatments.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham's health system said Wednesday that it is pausing IVF treatments in the wake of the ruling. University Hospital, the flagship hospital of the health system, is among the largest hospitals in the United States, with over 1,200 hospital beds.
"We must evaluate the potential that our patients and our physicians could be prosecuted criminally or face punitive damages for following the standard of care for IVF treatments," Hannah Echols, a UAB spokeswoman, said in an email to AL.com.
The court missed a very good opportunity to give IVF patients rights while preserving the procedure for everyone.
The couples should have sued on the grounds that those embryos are their property. The clinic was negligent with their patient's property and it was destroyed.
Those embryos were the property of those couples. Not their children. At least not at that stage.
Now, people across Alabama who want to be parents using IVF won't have that choice.
So much for freedom, liberty and body autonomy.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham's health system said Wednesday that it is pausing IVF treatments in the wake of the ruling. University Hospital, the flagship hospital of the health system, is among the largest hospitals in the United States, with over 1,200 hospital beds.
"We must evaluate the potential that our patients and our physicians could be prosecuted criminally or face punitive damages for following the standard of care for IVF treatments," Hannah Echols, a UAB spokeswoman, said in an email to AL.com.
Alabama Hospital Shuts Down IVF Treatment Over Fears of Prosecution
The University of Alabama at Birmingham medical center is suspending IVF treatment following a ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court.
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The court missed a very good opportunity to give IVF patients rights while preserving the procedure for everyone.
The couples should have sued on the grounds that those embryos are their property. The clinic was negligent with their patient's property and it was destroyed.
Those embryos were the property of those couples. Not their children. At least not at that stage.
Now, people across Alabama who want to be parents using IVF won't have that choice.
So much for freedom, liberty and body autonomy.