The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos – or a fertilized egg before it develops into a fetus – are considered children under state law.
Abortion rights advocates worry that the ruling could have sweeping consequences for fertility treatments and health care across the state and other states that have passed, or are pushing, more restrictive abortion laws.
With Georgia being a neighboring state, patients and providers are raising questions about future options.
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