Leslie Schrock
- IVF is under increasing scrutiny by conservative groups after the fall of Roe v. Wade.
- They take particular issue with the treatment's destruction of embryos.
- One author and fertility expert explains why these views won't work in practice.
In 2020, a hospital patient in Alabama wandered into a storage room, removed embryos from tanks of liquid nitrogen, and dropped them on the floor. Couples sued over wrongful death.
In February, the Alabama Supreme Court sided with the couples, ruling that the frozen embryos could legally be considered children.