Relations are urging Alabama Supreme Court to reconsider their ruling that frozen embryos are illegally children. Those groups represent the defendants of the original lawsuits. They filed briefs asking the court to rehear the case. It isn't typical for the court to reconsider rulings, but this case is anything but typical. It has thrown families and reproductive health care systems in the state into turmoil.
Several reproductive health care systems in Alabama have paused IVF treatments for patients out of fear of potential criminal liability for wrongful death. The ruling has sparked concerns that other states may follow suit and declare embryos as children, potentially limiting families' ability to pursue fertility treatments.
