In addition to generating grist for the 2024 presidential race, an Alabama Supreme Court decision holding that frozen embryos are deemed children might have far-reaching effects on the nation’s ability to access in-vitro fertilisation.
The decision, according to President Biden, is “outrageous and unacceptable” and “a direct result of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.”
One of the main points of his reelection campaign, Biden declared in a statement that his administration “won’t stop until we restore the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law.”
One day prior to Biden’s remarks, Republican candidate for president Nikki Haley appeared to support the ruling of the Alabama court, saying NBC News that “Embryos, to me, are babies.”
“To me, what you’re talking about when you mention an embryo is a life. Thus, I can observe
In the Alabama case, two families whose frozen embryos were destroyed in a reproductive facility accident filed wrongful death complaints. Nothing barrigues “extrauterine children” from a state statute governing a minor’s wrongful death, according to Justice Jay Mitchell, who wrote the majority opinion for the court.
Mitchell penned the ruling on Friday, saying, “Unborn children are ‘children’… without exception based on developmental stage, physical location, or any other ancillary characteristics.”
The ruling may have far-reaching ramifications for IVF availability and legality. Using a couple’s egg and sperm, embryos are generated in a lab and implanted during the in-vitro fertilisation process. However, more embryos are usually produced than implanted; the remaining embryos can be donated, saved, or
Haley, who has previously talked about her infertility issues, revealed to NBC on Wednesday that she became pregnant naturally using artificial insemination—a method that does not need the creation of embryos in a lab.
Haley has stated repeatedly during the campaign that she is “unapologetically pro-life,” but she has also urged the Republicans to “find consensus” and demonstrate “compassion” over the abortion issue.
However, Haley’s position contradicts that of many in her party who have supported state-level abortion restrictions and urged for a federal ban on abortions lasting 15 weeks.
Contrarily, Democrats believe that abortion is a winning cause. According to voter registration data, women were likely to vote in the 2022 midterm elections because of the Roe decision’s overturning. Furthermore, in each referendum since Dobbs v. Jackson, the Supreme
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