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Skip to contentSkip to site index Search & Section Navigation Section Navigation SEARCH U.S. SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEKLog in Thursday, February 22, 2024 Today’s Paper SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEK I.V.F. Ruling in Alabama * What to Know * The Court’s Ruling * Read the Decision * What Happens Next? * The Chief Justice Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT FOR WOMEN UNDERGOING I.V.F. IN ALABAMA, WHAT NOW? Some women wonder whether they will now have to pay to keep extra embryos stored permanently, or face criminal charges if they are disposed of. * Share full article * * * 101 * Read in app The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system halted I.V.F. procedures in response to the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that embryos in test tubes should be considered children.Credit...Charity Rachelle for The New York Times By Eduardo Medina Eduardo Medina interviewed more than a dozen people who had recent experiences with in vitro fertilization treatment in Alabama. Feb. 22, 2024Updated 4:15 p.m. ET Natalie Brumfield, 41, cried as she read about the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that embryos in test tubes should be considered children. A mother of seven, including two babies conceived through in vitro fertilization, Ms. Brumfield felt that one of her cherished beliefs as a Christian had been affirmed: Life, she said, begins when embryos form. Emily Capilouto, 36, also cried because of the ruling, but her tears were prompted by despair. She had struggled for years to have a child. Now she was nearing the end of an I.V.F. cycle, when one of the embryos she and her husband had produced would be transferred to her uterus. But on Wednesday, she learned that her clinic at the University of Alabama at Birmingham health system was halting I.V.F. treatments in response to the ruling. “I don’t know what this means now,” Ms. Capilouto said on Wednesday, minutes after learning that her dream of having a child would be indefinitely suspended. Questions like hers are echoing across the country after the court’s ruling, which was handed down Feb. 16. The potential national implications remain unclear, but many women in Alabama are wondering how this new classification for embryos — one rooted in a religious belief — will affect their own journeys toward motherhood, a process that for many who seek I.V.F. is already filled with emotional and physical pain. Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT In interviews on Wednesday, a number of women in Alabama who recently underwent in vitro fertilization, or were in the middle of treatment, said that they felt abruptly stuck in limbo. Some who recently had children through I.V.F. said that they were afraid to do anything with their extra embryos from the process, which are stored frozen in facilities across the state. Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like. Eduardo Medina is a Times reporter covering the South. An Alabama native, he is now based in Durham, N.C. More about Eduardo Medina Read 101 Comments * Share full article * * * 101 * Read in app Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT COMMENTS 101 For Women Undergoing I.V.F. In Alabama, What Now?Skip to Comments Share your thoughts. The Times needs your voice. We welcome your on-topic commentary, criticism and expertise. Comments are moderated for civility. SITE INDEX SITE INFORMATION NAVIGATION * © 2024 The New York Times Company * NYTCo * Contact Us * Accessibility * Work with us * Advertise * T Brand Studio * Your Ad Choices * Privacy Policy * Terms of Service * Terms of Sale * Site Map * Canada * International * Help * Subscriptions Enjoy unlimited access to all of The Times. See subscription options