Katie Couric Instagram – 🚨 After the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law late last week, @uabmedicine, a large Alabama hospital, announced it’s paused in vitro fertilization treatments, “as it evaluates the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision that a cryopreserved embryo is a human being.” Friday’s ruling was issued in a pair of wrongful death cases brought by three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a fertility clinic. Justices, citing anti-abortion language in the Alabama Constitution, ruled that an 1872 state law allowing parents to sue over the death of a minor child “applies to all unborn children, regardless of their location.” “This ruling is stating that a fertilized egg, which is a clump of cells, is now a person. It really puts into question, the practice of IVF,” Barbara Collura, CEO of @resolveorg, told @apnews Tuesday. The group called the decision a “terrifying development for the 1-in-6 people impacted by infertility” who need in-vitro fertilization. She said it raises questions for providers and patients, including if they can freeze future embryos created during fertility treatment or if patients could ever donate or destroy unused embryos. This is a developing story with updates to come. #alabama #ivf #fertility #news #alaabamasupremecourt