When a patient at a fertility clinic wandered into an Alabama cryogenic embryo storage room in 2020, they caused a chain of events that has left the US state's IVF sector reeling. 

Several embryos were destroyed when the patient dropped them. Three couples brought lawsuits against the clinic; which lead to the question: Is a frozen embryo considered a child under Alabama state law? Well, the Supreme Court of Alabama ruled that, yes, a frozen embryo is indeed a child. 

In this episode of The Quicky, we take a look at the implications of this High Court decision, and the likelihood of something like this happening here in our own IVF clinics. 

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CREDITS 

Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to: 

Dr Alex Polyakov - Medical Director at the Genea Fertility Clinic in Melbourne, clinical associate professor at the faculty of medicine, dentistry, health sciences, at the University of Melbourne

Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Kally Borg

Audio Producer: Thom Lion

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