Has Alabama Gone Crazy???????

My jaw hit the ground the other day when I read about the supreme court in Alabama deciding that the frozen embryos used in IVF treatment are considered children under state law. More specifically, these embryos residing outside the body are definitely children and if they are destroyed, then the “parents” can sue for wrongful death of a minor.

Although the embryos may be fertilized, how can the court decide they are “children”. When nature works, the embryo is fertilized but it doesn’t mean the embryo will attach itself to the lining of the womb, nor does it mean, the embryo will develop into a fetus.

Furthermore, the cells of the embryo have to divide multiple times before it is considered a fetus which is somewhere around 6 to 8 weeks along. From there, assuming everything goes well, a baby is born around the 9 months mark.

This means that the Alabama Supreme Court has ignored science to determine that something only a few days past fertilization is “alive”, which is before most women know they are pregnant.

Unfortunately, this declaration could lead numerous potential issues such as if the fertilized egg is implanted in a woman, will she be charged with murder if her body rejects it? Will divorced couples be charged with wrongful death if they decide to destroy the fertilized eggs they stored or no longer need?

This decision will open a can of worms that could create new problems no one ever thought of. Furthermore, other states may make the same decision on the grounds that Alabama did it, why can’t they? This type of decision is going to limit the choices of providers and people who use frozen embryos.

I honestly don’t understand what they were thinking when they made this ruling. I hope someone files a motion that will force this to go all the way to the Supreme Court. I don’t know if the Supreme Court will rule its illegal but right now, its the only way to get rid of that.

It seems like every time I turn around, some court is making a decision designed to tear down reproductive choice. Let me know what you think, I’d love to hear.