Well this was utterly predictable:

Fearing prosecution, UAB pauses in vitro fertilization after Alabama embryo court ruling

The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system has paused in vitro fertilization procedures following an Alabama Supreme Court decision due to fear of criminal prosecution and lawsuits, a spokeswoman said.

A statement emailed by UAB spokeswoman Hannah Echols said they are “saddened” for patients who want to have babies through IVF. The process, which involves fertilizing eggs outside the body and then transferring embryos to the womb, accounts for about 2 percent of births in the United States, according to RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. The UAB Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility made the move after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos had the same status as children in wrongful death lawsuits.

“We must evaluate the potential that our patients and our physicians could be prosecuted criminally or face punitive damages for following the standard of care for IVF treatments,” Echols wrote in the email.

al.com

And not that I think fertility specialists are reading LGF, but I’d think hard, very hard, before treating any person resident in Alabama with IVF. It’s not just the possibility you could end up in court, but your insurance might not want to cover you either, because of the insane possible liability.