In Vitro Embryos Are Children, Alabama Supreme Court Says (3)

The Alabama Supreme Court gave abortion foes a victory with a unique decision that recognizes unimplanted human embryos as children.

The decision could lead to in vitro fertilization “deserts” throughout the country, the same way abortion deserts multiplied following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a reproductive rights advocate said.

Human life begins at fertilization and unborn children are people for purposes of the state’s wrongful death law, regardless of viability, the Alabama Supreme Court said Feb. 16. The destruction of the embryos can support a wrongful death lawsuit, it said.

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