"IVF Uncertainty: Navigating Alabama's Supreme Court Ruling on Frozen Embryos"

A military family faces uncertainty over having another child through IVF after Alabama's Supreme Court ruled that embryos are children, potentially holding those who destroy them liable for wrongful death. The ruling could make infertility treatments more expensive and discourage providers from offering them in Alabama, leaving families like the Eshelmans with difficult decisions about their frozen embryos and future family-building plans. The decision has sparked anxiety and stress among patients and healthcare providers, with concerns about limited access to reproductive assistance in the state.