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Alabama hospital halts IVF treatment over criminal liability fears after state Supreme Court ruling
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0:48Now PlayingA prominent Alabama hospital has become the first health center to pause in vitro fertilization over fears of criminal prosecution sparked by a controversial state Supreme Court decision — and experts think more Alabama hospitals and clinics will follow, according to reports.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) halted all IVF procedures this week following the state Supreme Court’s Friday ruling that frozen embryos and fertilized eggs have the same rights as children.
That court ruling has left clinics and hospitals across the state in chaos as experts begin assessing how it might affect the legality of treatment — and how staff and patients alike might become criminally liable for the treatment and death of embryos under the new law.
“We must evaluate the potential that our patients and our physicians could be prosecuted criminally or face punitive damages for following the standard of care for IVF treatments,” a UAB spokesperson told AL.com.
UAB added that it was “saddened” by how the ruling might affect parents trying to have children through IVF, which is a common last resort for people having trouble conceiving.
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