Alabama Supreme Court Refuses To Rehear IVF Ruling

May 4, 2024 Christianists, Republicans

The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday declined to reconsider a controversial ruling that said frozen embryos are considered children under a state law. Justices in a 7-2 decision without comment rejected a request to revisit the ruling that drew international attention and prompted fertility clinics to cease services earlier this year.

Alabama justices in February ruled that three couples could pursue wrongful death lawsuits for their “extrauterine children” after their frozen embryos were destroyed in an accident at a storage facility.

The Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, which was the focus of the two lawsuits that led to the state Supreme Court’s controversial ruling, announced last month that it will stop IVF treatments at the end of 2024 due to litigation concerns.

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After the February ruling, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Parker [photo] appeared on a QAnon podcast to promote so-called Seven Mountains dominionism, which calls for Christians to control every aspect of government, education, media, religion, family, business, and entertainment.

The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday declined to reconsider a controversial ruling that said frozen embryos are considered children under a state law. https://t.co/txwljD4e1d

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