when Gabriel Goidel Her husband was undergoing infertility treatment and had already endured the grief and pain of three miscarriages. The couple, who recently moved from Texas to Alabama, turned to IVF. It was stressful, uncomfortable, and very expensive, but they decided to start a family. However, as Gabriele's treatment progressed to the stage where her eggs were finally collected, she encountered an unexpected hurdle.
In February, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in a case where embryos were accidentally destroyed at an in vitro fertilization clinic. In their ruling, they classified the embryo as an “extrauterine child.” This decision had the potential to change everything about the use of IVF in the state. If the embryo is a child and has the same rights, what does that mean for embryo storage and transportation? What will happen?
In the face of such confusion, the Guardian's US health correspondent explains: jessica grenza, the state's largest IVF provider has suspended treatments. She explains how the court's decision aligns with other attacks on reproductive rights in the United States, such as abortion, and explains what role Christian rights played in this decision. hannah moore Hear how this discord is affecting Republican and Democratic voters, and whether this attack on IVF could spread to other states. Amidst the uncertainty, Gabriel describes the pain and fear felt by potential parents as their hopes for their children remain in limbo.
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