University in Alabama Pauses Treatment After Embryo Ruling
- School examines threat of criminal prosecution of its doctors
- Questions linger about future of fertility business in state
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham has paused IVF treatments as it examines a ruling by the state’s Supreme Court which determined that frozen embryos should be considered children.
“We are saddened that this will impact our patients’ attempt to have a baby through IVF,” Savannah Koplon, a spokesperson for the university, said in an email. “We must evaluate the potential that our patients and our physicians could be prosecuted criminally or face punitive damages for following the standard of care for IVF treatments.”