125 House Republicans — including Speaker Mike Johnson — back a 'life at conception'

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(03-01-2024, 02:29 AM)pally Wrote: The case is over which statute applies. I would suspect a shear negligence case pays out differently than harm to an unborn child does.

There are now rules in place guiding how many embryos can be implanted at any one time. While a doctor can’t go to jail he can be sued for malpractice if he implants more than 2 at a time.

The problem is what happens to stored embryos that don’t get used. Right now the parent(s) can have them destroyed. But Alabama just nixed that. So they get stored until the end of time? Storing embryos isn’t free which is why parents don’t want to keep them forever

Not exactly.

Here is the deal with the Alabama ruling. There is an Alabama law about the wrongful death of a child. Seems like a pretty standard law, no big deal. However, what the Alabama supreme court ruled was that the law applies to the frozen embryos, calling them children under the law. This paralyzed IVF in the state because during the process, accidents happen and not just from negligence. During the process there are times where an embryo might stick to the inside of the syringe, for example. Nothing can be done about this but under this ruling it could open up the IVF clinics to liability under this law. So, while I am sure that negligence or intentional acts would pay out differently, the liability from just the normal issues that can arise in the process is too concerning for IVF facilities right now.