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submitted 8 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

An embryo is one of the earliest stages of development of a multicellular organism. But according to the Supreme Court of Alabama, it is a person, too — an unborn child, entitled to the same legal protections as any minor.

The court ruled on Feb. 16 that a fertility clinic patient who accidentally destroyed other patients’ frozen embryos could be liable in a wrongful death lawsuit, writing in its opinion that “the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act applies to all unborn children, regardless of their location,” and that this includes “unborn children who are located outside of a biological uterus at the time they are killed.”

This has had immediate and profound consequences on the practice of in vitro fertilization in the state, with many fertility clinics already deciding to interrupt their services for fear of legal repercussions, including the University of Alabama at Birmingham, which has paused its IVF treatments, as has Alabama Fertility Services.

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[-] criticon@lemmy.ca 76 points 8 months ago

Can I freeze a few dozen embryos and then claim them as my dependants when filling my taxes?

[-] holycrap@lemm.ee 42 points 8 months ago
[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

This implies that evangelicals or fascism act based on logic; proven time and time again to be an absolute fantasy.

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this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2024
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