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How Alabama's frozen embryo ruling could impact IVF

In Alabama, medical providers and people choosing in-vitro fertilization as a way to have children try to figure out what’s next after the Alabama Supreme Court decision that ruled embryos should be regarded as people.

The Alabama Medical Association released a statement asking the court to put the decision on hold.

Dr. Brett Davenport, medical director at the Fertility Institute of North Alabama, joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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