The state’s highest court reversed a judge’s dismissal of the case involving embryos destroyed by a wandering Mobile hospital patient.

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    9 months ago

    Sooo how does it work when you’ve done a successful IVF and still got a bunch of Frozen embryos waiting somewhere? Do you get back at home and put them in the freezer until you die? Are you mandated to carry them to term? What if a woman dies in a car accident before she had a chance to carry the embryo? Is the man mandated to find someone to carry them to term? I have so many questions

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      9 months ago

      Declare them all as dependents and apply for their welfare checks, and see what they say

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      9 months ago

      I would imagine you have to pay to store them until you can find an out of state clinic to take them and dispose of them. This won’t result in fewer embryo terminations. It will likely just mean IVF will be more expensive.

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        9 months ago

        Until there is no other state that will allow it. Or the state you are in prohibits transfers like this.

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          9 months ago

          The first one is extremely unlikely. Since Alabama sees these as people, the second one would be limiting freedom of travel which would be unconstitutional. I’m sure Republicans would not want the precedent that people can be forced to stay where they are. They really hated the covid lockdowns and I am sure they would never be hypocrites. /s

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      9 months ago

      This only applies to the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, so if the parents agree, it’s legal.