Some fertility clinics and transport services are worried about shipping embryos following the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that embryos are children.

Some fertility clinics and transport services are worried about shipping embryos following the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that embryos are children.

Some fertility clinics and shipping services plan to hold off on sending frozen embryos from Alabama to other states as they weigh the legal implications of an Alabama court ruling that says embryos created through in vitro fertilization are children.

Many doctors and patients are confused about which elements of fertility treatment are restricted, following the Alabama Supreme Court decision last week, and at least three Alabama providers have paused IVF services. Some IVF patients have considered moving their embryos out of the state to continue the process elsewhere, only to learn that the option isn’t available to them right now.

  • STOMPYI@lemmy.world
    589·
    7 months ago

    if you live in alabama the most important thing you can do in your life is leave. even if you have to sleep in your car for a summer while you settle in a safer less insane state. This is what I’d be doing I’d walk myself out if I had nothing,

    • iAmTheTot@kbin.social
      469·
      7 months ago

      With due respect, that’s really easy to say when you’re not the one who would be homeless.

      • STOMPYI@lemmy.world
        165·
        7 months ago

        I’ve been homeless so I at least broach this with empathy. Have you been homeless also? Is that how we qualify what we can say what?

        Everything is easy to say btw. Except worstichire that ones tough to say

    • moistclump@lemmy.world
      61·
      7 months ago

      I thought that too but also wondered about people with kids or people $15,000+ into fertility treatments. Who these political shenanigans have the most immediate affect on.