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Frozen embryos are “children,” according to Alabama’s Supreme Court (arstechnica.com)

submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Frozen embryos are “children,” according to Alabama’s Supreme Court::IVF often produces more embryos than are needed or used.

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[–] BaronVonBort@lemmy.world 148 points 9 months ago (18 children)

My wife and I had our son via IVF. We wanted every single one of our fertilized eggs to work, but they didn’t. We had one that did and we suffered every time one didn’t.

Fuck Alabama for adding on to the torment and emotional suffering families going through IVF and any kind of infertility suffer already. It’s just adding unspeakable cruelty again.

[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 44 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I've seen my sister going through this process for years. It's emotionally challenging, financially challenging, and risky to her health. She's had two ectopic pregnancies and had to be operated on twice. If she manages to have one baby she'll be happy, and there's no way it would make sense to implant all the other embryos given the health risk to her. So what would Alabama have her do?

I'm glad she doesn't live there.

[–] Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world 56 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Alabama would have probably let her die with one of the ectopic pregnancies tbh.

[–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 24 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I have heard someone say in all seriousness that it's still murder to abort an ectopic pregnancy (which would just kill the mom and 'child' if allowed to continue)...

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

“But god can save her! If it’s part of his plan they will survive!”

/s if it wasn’t obvious.

[–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I mean the odds aren't very different for the kid after the procedure. Why can't God save them after? Not even /s, why don't they ever have an answer for that? If we're relying on a miracle anyway, why would an infinitely powerful god need such constrained circumstances to make it work?

[–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Murdering a woman to save a fucking zygote that will never become a human anyway. I'm starting to genuinely hate these people.

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