Alabama's Fertility Ruling Raises Challenges for Stocks of Fertility Benefits Providers
ACCDAccolade(ACCD) InvestorPlace·2024-02-24 03:14

This week brought another blow for reproductive rights in the U.S. An Alabama Supreme Court handed down a ruling that not only can frozen embryos be classified as “children,” but destroying them can lead to charges of wrongful death. This decision has prompted the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the state’s largest healthcare provider, to cease all in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. For state residents seeking IVF treatments or similar medical procedures, this development promises to have signifi ...