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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday that frozen embryos are children, which pro-choice rights groups have warned could have dangerous implications for fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization.

The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday reversed Mobile County Circuit Court Judge Jill Parrish Phillips’ decision to dismiss a lawsuit in which a couple sued an Alabama fertility clinic and hospital for the “wrongful death” of their frozen embryos in a ruling that was riddled with theology. The couple’s frozen embryos were destroyed after a hospital patient who accessed the freezer that held the embryos dropped them on the floor. The ruling means that the couple can sue for wrongful death.

This should end well. /s

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

As many as you are willing to go through the process with. Not sure when you would break even or see a "profit" based on cost though. Each cycle costs ~$4k+ with insurance and ~$10k+ without. And it is my understanding the process isn't "fun" or "easy".

Also, would the "children" ever age out? And when would you start counting for their age if they did/could age out? And if they do age would you get in trouble for not enrolling them in school? Or even if you do would you get in trouble for them never actually attending?

I have so many questions!

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago (2 children)

They're children, but have no birthday, so they never age!

An exemption of $4,400 per child plus potentially another $1,900 in child tax credit makes it pay off within the first year. And why not just huck 'em in your own freezer and save on those storage costs to boot?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Because you don’t want the children to die in YOUR care. That was an easy question.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Then just scoop a few more out, they can't tell the difference

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I feel like a state that tries to regulate embryos are going to heavily control the action of “scooping a few more out”

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Just pop a couple states over, you can afford it with all the money you're saving on taxes

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago

This is starting to read like a magic the gathering combo.

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Alabama - Legendary Land

At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 0/1 white child creature token and tap it.

Child creature tokens do not untap during your untap phase.

1, tap, sacrifice an untapped child creature token: Exile target creature or planeswalker until Alabama leaves the battlefield.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Yeah they don't talk about this much but a lot of women that donate eggs actually end up infertile, with breast or colon cancer, and/or a host of other severe and painful complications. Egg retrieval is not an easy or risk-free procedure, especially if you have the fertility to conceive on your own. And because of the lack of long-term data, they don't have to inform you about this stuff before you go through with it.