Thursday, February 29, 2024

Wikipedia: James LePage, et al. v. The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Mobile Infirmary Association

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. . . a 2024 Alabama Supreme Court case in which the court held that, under Alabama's Wrongful Death of a Minor law, frozen embryos should be considered as living beings, making the accidental loss of embryos by an in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinic considered equal to murder.

. . . In 2020, a patient at the Center for Reproductive Medicine in Mobile, Alabama improperly accessed the cryogenic freezer where frozen embryos were stored, removing and dropping them on the floor after their hands suffered from cold burns. Four parents—James and Emily LePage and Felicia and Scott Aysenne—sued against the Center for Reproductive Medicine, with William Tripp and Caroline Fonde serving as plaintiffs in LePage's lawsuit.

The Alabama Supreme Court opinion holding that embryos are children, explained.