{"id":2181741,"date":"2024-02-20T10:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T15:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-supreme-court-says-couple-can-continue-wrongful-death-lawsuit-over-destruction-of-frozen-embryos\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T10:05:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T15:05:59","slug":"alabama-supreme-court-says-couple-can-continue-wrongful-death-lawsuit-over-destruction-of-frozen-embryos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-supreme-court-says-couple-can-continue-wrongful-death-lawsuit-over-destruction-of-frozen-embryos\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Supreme Court allows couple to proceed with wrongful death lawsuit over destroyed frozen embryos"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falabama-supreme-court-says-couple-can-continue-wrongful-death-lawsuit-over-destruction-of-frozen-embryos%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2181741&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Alabama Supreme Court Recognizes Frozen \u2064Embryos \u2062as Unborn Children<\/h2>\n<p>In \u2064a groundbreaking ruling,\u2062 the \u200bAlabama\u200c Supreme Court has declared that \u200cfrozen embryos should\u200c be\u200b acknowledged and safeguarded\u2063 as unborn children. This decision comes as several couples file a lawsuit\u200c against\u200d a fertility clinic\u200d for the \u200bdestruction of their frozen embryos.<\/p>\n<p>The court, in an\u2064 8-1\u200d ruling, stated that the state&#8217;s Wrongful Death of a \u200dMinor Act applies to frozen embryos, as the law protects all children regardless of their location. The \u2063justices based their decision on a\u2063 clause\u2063 in Alabama&#8217;s Constitution that upholds the sanctity\u2062 of\u2064 unborn life.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Here, \u2063the text of the\u2064 Wrongful Death of \u200ba Minor Act is\u2063 sweeping and\u2063 unqualified. It applies to all children, born \u2063and unborn, without limitation,&#8221; wrote Justice Jay Mitchell in the majority decision. &#8220;It is not\u2064 the role of this Court to craft a new limitation based on our own view of what is or is\u2064 not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-the-white-houses-battle-with-oil-companies-yield-any-results\/\" title=\"Can the White House\u2019s Battle With Oil Companies Yield Any Results?\">wise public policy<\/a>. That \u2063is especially true where,\u2062 as here, \u200bthe\u2062 People of this State have\u2062 adopted a\u2063 Constitutional \u2062amendment\u2064 directly aimed at stopping\u200b courts \u2063from excluding &#8216;unborn \u2062life&#8217; from legal\u2064 protection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The ruling \u200dcame after three couples sued the Center for Reproductive \u2064Medicine\u200b in Mobile when five frozen embryos were accidentally destroyed \u2063during their transfer\u2063 within the clinic. \u200bThe couples sought wrongful death claims for\u200c the embryos&#8217; loss.<\/p>\n<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-mounts-losses-in-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Mounts Losses in Supreme Court\">lower court dismissed<\/a> their claims, the couples appealed to the Supreme Court. With the new ruling, their\u2063 request for punitive damages will now be reconsidered by the Mobile Circuit Court.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Greg Cook dissented from the majority \u2063decision, expressing \u200cconcerns that it could restrict in vitro fertilization (IVF) in Alabama.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;No court \u2014 anywhere in \u2063the\u2063 country \u2014 \u2064has reached the conclusion\u200d the main opinion reaches. And, the main opinion&#8217;s\u2064 holding almost certainly ends the creation of \u200bfrozen embryos through in vitro\u2062 fertilization (&#8216;IVF&#8217;) in Alabama,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In \u2064his concurrence with the majority, Chief\u200d Justice Tom Parker \u200cdrew upon\u200b the works of historic thinkers such as William Blackstone, Thomas\u200c Aquinas, \u200dJohn Calvin, and Petrus Van Mastricht to support his understanding of Alabama&#8217;s constitutional provision. He emphasized that\u2063 all branches of government should \u200bprotect the sanctity\u2064 of life.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;All three \u200dbranches of\u2063 government are subject to a constitutional mandate\u200b to treat \u200beach unborn human life with reverence. Carving out an exception for the people\u200b in this case, small as they were,\u200c would \u2064be\u200c unacceptable to the People of this State, \u2064who have\u2064 required us to \u200btreat \u200devery human being in\u2063 accordance with the fear\u200d of \u2062a\u200c holy\u200c God \u200cwho \u2062made them \u200din His image,&#8221; Parker wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Parker&#8217;s\u200d concurrence also \u200breferenced biblical books such as Genesis, Exodus,\u2063 and Jeremiah to\u200c further support his argument.<\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s decision has been\u200c applauded by pro-life advocates\u2063 who\u2064 have \u2063long advocated for personhood recognition from the moment of conception.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This\u2064 decision made by the\u200d Alabama Supreme\u2063 Court affirms the scientific reality \u200bthat a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-mace-feuds-with-the-view-hosts-over-abortion\/\" title=\"Nancy Mace clashes with The View hosts on abortion.\">human \u200clife begins<\/a> at \u200dthe moment of \u200dfertilization. Each person, from the tiniest embryo\u200d to an elder\u200c nearing the end \u2062of his life, has incalculable\u200c value\u2063 that\u200b deserves and \u200dis guaranteed legal protection,&#8221; \u200csaid Lila Rose, President of Live Action.<\/p>\n<h3>Get \u200dthe DailyWire+ App\u2064 for \u2062More News<\/h3>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE\u200c DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the \u2063potential consequences of affording frozen\u2062 embryos the same \u200blegal status as living children?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ion that a frozen embryo should be afforded the same legal status as a living, breathing child,&#8221; Justice Cook said in his dissenting opinion. &#8220;This\u200c ruling has the potential to create chaos in the field \u200cof reproductive medicine, as it may\u200b deter couples from seeking fertility treatments in \u200bAlabama out of\u200c fear of legal repercussions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The landmark ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court has ignited a larger debate about the legal status of frozen embryos. While some argue that these embryos deserve \u2063the same protections as unborn children, others assert that they should be treated as property, subject to the decisions\u200d of \u2063the individuals who created them.<\/p>\n<p>The decision will have significant implications not only for reproductive\u200c medicine but also for \u2064family law and the \u2063legal rights of frozen embryos. It may set a precedent for future cases in Alabama and possibly even influence decisions in other states.<\/p>\n<p>Advocates for the recognition of frozen embryos as unborn children see this ruling\u2064 as a victory\u200c for the\u2063 protection of \u200blife at all stages. They believe that\u200c these embryos \u200cshould be afforded the same legal rights and protections \u200cas\u200d any other child, regardless\u2064 of their current state of development \u2063or\u2064 physical location.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics argue that this ruling could have unintended consequences and lead to the restriction of reproductive rights. They worry that it may hinder individuals and couples\u2064 from pursuing fertility treatments and make\u2063 it more difficult for them to make decisions\u200d about their reproductive future.<\/p>\n<p>The Alabama Supreme\u2064 Court&#8217;s \u200drecognition \u2062of frozen embryos as unborn children is undoubtedly a contentious issue,\u2062 with valid arguments on both sides. \u200bAs this ruling continues\u2063 to shape the legal landscape, it is clear that the debate surrounding the rights and legal status of frozen embryos is far from over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alabama Supreme Court recently decided that frozen embryos must be acknowledged and safeguarded as unborn children. This ruling came as multiple couples filed a lawsuit against a fertility clinic for destroying their frozen embryos. With an 8-1 majority, the court stated that the state&#8217;s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act is applicable to frozen embryos, as per the law<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2181742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-136810267.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2181741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-136810267.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2181741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2181741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2181741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2181741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}