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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A container with frozen embryos and sperm stored in liquid nitrogen is removed at a fertility clinic in Fort Myers, Fla. (Lynne ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UPDATE (3:15 p.m.): We have updated this article to include President Joe Biden’s comments on the Alabama Supreme Court decision.

An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos can be considered "extrauterine children" under state law has major implications for how in vitro fertilization, commonly called IVF, is performed.

(RNS) — A recent ruling in Alabama that declared frozen embryos to be children has led to fierce debates in politics and on social media. For families who have leftover embryos, the issues are more ...

Frozen embryos are "children" under Alabama law, the state's Supreme Court says. Its decision could have major implications for the future of fertility treatments in the state. Frozen embryos are ...

Researchers say they have developed a 3D imaging model of early-stage embryos that may make it easier for women to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF). About 2.5% of US births — nearly ...

Frozen human embryos are pictured in a file photo. Credit: OSV News photo/Ian Hodgson As in vitro fertilization (IVF) continues to make headlines, the status of the many embryos created and frozen in ...

What happens when a client has unused frozen embryos but gets divorced? Who keeps the embryos? What if one person wants to use them to achieve pregnancy and the other person objects? Why did the court ...