The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are “children.”
Since last year, Jasmine York, 34, and her husband have been trying to have a baby. The couple, both nurses, began freezing embryos before they got married in March 2023.
York had her first embryo transfer in August 2023, but the transfer failed, she told ABC News.
Determined to grow their family, the couple tried again, and they are currently undergoing their second round of in-vitro fertilization, or IVF.
But, after the Alabama Supreme Court issued a new decision last week ruling that frozen embryos are considered children, they say their embryo transfer appointment scheduled for March 20 was canceled by her hospital.
And just keep them frozen indefinitely. “I see you’ve been claiming your… children… as dependents for the past…” checks notes “…38 years. How old are they now?” “Oh, they’re approximately -9 months old.”
What about women who don’t have any embryos stored, but have functioning ovaries? They should be claiming about 6 million dependents, right?