Alabama ruling that embryos are ‘children’ underscores need for abortion amendment in Md.

Late last week, the Alabama Supreme Court released a ruling that determined frozen embryos are children under state law, observing that those who destroyed them could be held liable for causing a wrongful death. The decision stemmed from two lawsuits brought by three couples whose frozen embryos were destroyed in a fertility clinic accident. The all-Republican court, in a majority opinion written by Justice Mitchell, made the sweeping claim that the embryos didn’t merely hold the potential to be children, but were children, regardless of their development stage, physical location or “other ancillary characteristics.”