Alabama’s decision has caused concern and fear among fertility doctors throughout the nation, including North Carolina.
Three Alabama fertility clinics paused in vitro fertilization treatments after a decision last week by the Alabama Supreme Court.
The court ruled that embryos created during IVF are children, and couples can sue under the state’s wrongful death law should those embryos be destroyed.
On Friday, WRAL News spoke with Dr. Meaghan Bowling, who is the IVF director for Carolina Conceptions. She expressed her concern about IVF patients’ ability to get treatment.
“The Alabama ruling is very important and has led to a lot of concern and honestly fear among the fertility doctors throughout the nation,” Bowling said.
Carolina Conceptions has about 9,000 embryos stored at its fertility clinic in Raleigh. Couples freeze extra embryos because it usually takes one to three embryo transfers to get a baby.
“It will have a massive impact on patients’ ability to have success with IVF,” Bowling said.
More couples could seek treatments in North Carolina if IVF clinics are forced to close in Alabama. The decision – like the one that ended the national right to abortion in Dobbs v.
