Author: unitedfamilies

A decision by the Supreme Court of Alabama, that the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act applies to “all unborn children, regardless of their location” including “extrauterine” embryos stored in a “cryogenic nursery,” has resulted in at least three fertility clinics suspending in vitro fertilization (IVF) services. In an interview on The Daily podcast, New York Times reporter Azeen Ghorayshi claimed that the decision “puts all fertility care in Alabama in limbo.”

When the FDA first approved abortion drugs in 2000, it required doctors to provide ongoing care to women using the drugs, including an initial in-person visit to screen for dangerous contraindications, such as an ectopic pregnancy, and follow-up visits to check for serious complications such as severe bleeding and infections. The agency’s inexplicable decision to remove that ongoing care endangered the health of vulnerable female patients.