Alabama – Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that embryos generated by in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) are children, three IVF clinics in the state have halted their operations while assessing the ruling’s potential legal implications, NBC reported. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) was the first to announce the change on Wednesday followed by Alabama Fertility, who posted a statement announcing to pause their IVF treatments. The Centre for Reproductive Medicine at Mobile Infirmary — the clinic sued in the court case, has also put a hold on its IVF procedures. Mark Nix, CEO of Infirmary Health said: “We understand the burden this places on deserving families who want to bring babies into this world.” Hannah Echols, a spokesperson for UAB, said the health system will continue to offer egg retrieval but will no longer fertilise eggs or develop embryos.
