Alabama Says Frozen Embryos Are Children

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : They then cite multiple dictionary definitions of "child" and "children" -- a practice I abhor -- demonstrating that including unborn children in the definition has been customary for generations, including when the Act was written.
52% : But, in short, the same Court held in 2011 that "an unborn child qualifies as a 'minor child' under the Act, regardless of that child's viability or stage of development."
47% : Referencing antiabortion language in the state constitution, the judges' majority opinion said that an 1872 statute allowing parents to sue over the wrongful death of a minor child applies to unborn children, with no exception for "extrauterine children.""Even before birth, all human beings have the image of God, and their lives cannot be destroyed without effacing his glory," Chief Justice Tom Parker wrote in a concurring opinion, citing scripture.

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