Alabama hospital pauses IVF treatments in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
In the wake of the state court ruling on frozen embryos, the U. of Alabama, Birmingham health system Wednesday paused IVF treatments, the AP reports.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A large Alabama hospital paused in vitro fertilization treatments Wednesday as health care providers weigh the impact of a state court ruling that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system said in a statement that it must evaluate whether its patients or doctors could face criminal charges or punitive damages for undergoing IVF treatments.
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