The University of Alabama at Birmingham, the largest health system in the state, suspended IVF treatments after yesterday’s Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children. The hospital said it is concerned patients and physicians “could be prosecuted criminally”. Now, some prospective parents say they are left in limbo. NBC News’ Laura Jarrett reports.
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