An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos can be considered "extrauterine children" under state law has major implications for how in vitro fertilization, commonly called IVF, is performed.

Some of the eggs and sperm in these tubes stored in liquid nitrogen may go on to form an embryo. Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty Images IVF is a type of artificial reproductive technology that ...

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