The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that embryos are "children" in the eyes of the law, jeopardizing access to IVF for patients in Alabama — and potentially elsewhere.
The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, raising concerns about how the decision could affect in vitro fertilization, commonly known as IVF. On Wednesday, the University of Alabama Birmingham hospital paused IVF treatments while it considers the ruling's significance. Here's what to know about this increasingly common fertility treatment. WHAT IS IVF?