Couples race to move frozen embryos out of Alabama after court defines them as children
Couples race to move frozen embryos out of Alabama after court defines them as children
Supreme Court says people will be held criminally liable under the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act if they destroy one
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This is an absolute tragedy but is also very much a leopards ate my face moment.
Do not feel sorry for these people, though. People who can afford these treatments are wealthy and they certainly voted for the sort of politicians that would create this state supreme court.
Currently holding my newborn as I type this. Up until a few months ago, this little human being was a frozen embryo.
Both of my children were IVF babies, and I'm about as left leaning as they come.
Also, we're not wealthy by any stretch. We ended up participating in a clinical trial that provided free IVF therapy (minus some misc costs).
I absolutely feel sorry for our fellow American citizens who are going through this horror, regardless of their political affiliation. Politicians are dealing in lives and livelihoods as if we average citizens mean nothing to them (spoiler alert, we don't).
You should look into expanding your worldview.
I should? I'm complaining about how people in a state voted in people who would do something as horrid and cruel as this is and I should expand my worldview? Maybe, just maybe, it is possible to look at the accomplishments of a group and judge them based on that. All of this "you should feel sorry for people in Texas" nonsense falls into this same category. Yes, I can feel sorry for individuals who are victim of these sorts of atrocities while still believing that Texas is a shithole state that shouldn't exist. Alabama is no different.
Further, you take exception with my comment on wealth while admitting that you didn't pay for it yourself. Seems pretty disingenuous.
You should also probably seek help from a licensed clinical professional counselor
That's quite the stretch to assume all of these people are conservatives.
Of course not all are but it's fucking Alabama, the right armpit of the gulf coast.
Yeah IVF isn't cheap and it isn't covered buy regular health insurance so its all out of pocket.
My insurance covers it