What is a frozen embryo worth? Alabama’s IVF case reflects bigger questions over grieving and wrongful death laws
- Written by Katherine Drabiak, Professor of Health Law, Public Health Law and Medical Ethics, University of South Florida
An embryologist uses a microscope to view an embryo, visible on a monitor.AP Photo/Richard Drew, FileIn the weeks since the Alabama Supreme Court held that embryos are “unborn children” under one state law, most attention has been focused on in vitro fertilization – whether the decision imperils parents’ attempts to create...