February 20, 2024 / 12:01 PM
The Alabama Supreme Court in the United States has ruled that frozen human embryos constitute children under state law, a decision that could have wide-ranging implications for fertilization. in vitro and other medical issues.
In its 8 against 1 rulingthe nine-judge court declared that the state’s “Wrongful Death of a Child Act” is “broad and unconditional,” and that its provisions extend “to all unborn children, regardless of location.”
This Law “applies to all children, born and unborn, without limitation. It is not the role of this court to establish a new limitation based on our own view of what is or is not wise public policy. “This is especially true when, as in this case, the people of this State have adopted a constitutional amendment aimed directly at preventing courts from excluding ‘unborn life’ from legal protection,” the court noted.