An embryo is an initial stage of development of a multicellular organism. In humans, embryonic development is the part of the life cycle that begins just after fertilization of the female egg cell by the male sperm cell. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a process of fertilization where an egg is combined with sperm in vitro ("in glass"). In February 2024 the Supreme Court in the U.S. state of Alabama ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. The 1872 law allowed parents to recover punitive damages in the event…
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81% No |
19% Yes |
81% No |
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Yes, but if they’re accidentally lost/freezer breaks, the company can’t be sued for loss of life/murder etc.
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Embryos don't breathe inside the mother. If it doesn't breathe, it is by definition not "alive" in the literal sense, thus not children nor murder to discard of.
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