Embryos created during in vitro fertilization have legal protection

The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that embryos created during in vitro fertilization (IVF) are considered children under the state law, with the same protections as minors. The decision came after three families filed a wrongful death claim against a fertility clinic and a storage facility where their embryos were destroyed in 2020. The clinic argued that the wrongful death act did not apply to embryos, but the state Supreme Court disagreed, asserting that embryos have the same rights as minor children. Critics warn that this ruling could have significant implications for fertility treatments.