WorthyNewsBot Posted February 21 Group: Bots Followers: 3 Topic Count: 39,879 Topics Per Day: 6.45 Content Count: 44,435 Content Per Day: 7.19 Reputation: 986 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/06/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted February 21 by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent (Worthy News) – Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 16 that frozen embryos are children, and that they can therefore be the subject of a wrongful death suit, the Associated Press reports. The unprecedented decision may terminate the practice of freezing embryos for in vitro fertilization (IVF) in Alabama, critics have noted. The freezing of embryos is a medical technique employed during In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) cycles or to allow for future family building.The procedure involves removing eggs from the ovaries, fertilizing them and letting them grow for a few days before freezing them. When thawed, the embryo can then be implanted into the original patient or into another patient. The practice is widely used today. The Alabama case arose after three couples undergoing IVF treatments discovered that the embryos they had left in storage at Mobile Infirmary Medical Center had been accidentally dropped on the floor by another patient and had been lost. The plaintiffs filed suit against their treating hospital and clinic for causing the “wrongful deaths” of their “children.” Ruling in the matter on Friday, the all-Republican Alabama high court cited in support of its decision an 1872 state law that allowed parents to sue over the death of a minor child. “Unborn children are ‘children’ … without exception based on developmental stage, physical location, or any other ancillary characteristics,” Justice Jay Mitchell concluded in writing the majority ruling. The frozen embryos had been “killed,” Mitchell wrote. Dissenting, Justice Greg Cook said the 1872 law did not define “minor child” and that it was a stretch to consider a frozen embryo to be so. “No court — anywhere in the country — has reached the conclusion the main opinion reaches. [The ruling] almost certainly ends the creation of frozen embryos through in vitro fertilization (IVF) in Alabama.” While the wrongful death suit is being allowed to proceed, the defendant clinic and hospital may ask the court to reconsider its decision, AP reports. The post “Frozen Embryos Are Children,” Alabama Supreme Court Rules appeared first on Worthy Christian News. View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RdJ Posted February 21 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 67 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,152 Content Per Day: 0.37 Reputation: 657 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/11/2015 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/25/1970 Share Posted February 21 But freezing children is fine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamL Posted February 22 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 99 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 5,141 Content Per Day: 1.48 Reputation: 2,562 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/06/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/01/1950 Share Posted February 22 Whenever mankind tries to "improve on" God's creation (in this case, procreation), all kinds of confusion results. Satan loves confusion, which leads to chaos and strife. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Patriot21 Posted February 22 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 28 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 15,712 Content Per Day: 2.45 Reputation: 8,530 Days Won: 39 Joined: 10/25/2006 Status: Online Birthday: 02/27/1985 Share Posted February 22 Well if a frozen embryo is a baby (which I agree with) then the next logical step is to ban abortion to, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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