"Alabama Supreme Court's IVF Ruling: Frozen Embryos Deemed Children, Sparks Concern and Fear"
An Alabama court ruling treating IVF embryos as children has caused panic in the IVF community, leading to concerns about the future of IVF procedures and the fate of over 1 million frozen embryos stored nationwide. The decision has raised questions about the rights of donors and the potential criminal liability of doctors, leading to calls for legislative protection of the IVF process. Fertility clinics have paused operations, and patients are considering moving their embryos to states with more liberal reproductive laws.