Alabama lawmakers, reacting to public outcry over the state Supreme Court's decision that embryos created by in vitro fertilization are legally the same as children, passed a law on March 7 designed ...

A new global review shows that countries are taking very different approaches to regulating polygenic embryo testing. For more than four decades, in vitro fertilization (IVF) has helped families have ...

The Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos created during in-vitro fertilization are legally protected like any other child sent panic through medical communities. Now, doctors are aiming to clear ...

Embryo development starts when a single egg cell is fertilized and starts dividing continuously. Initially a chaotic cluster, it gradually evolves into a highly organized structure. Scientists have ...

When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled Feb. 16 that embryos that were destroyed without the parents' permission should be considered unborn children, Austin fertility doctors started getting calls from ...

Freezing embryos for in vitro fertilization has become a common option for couples that are having difficulty conceiving on their own, but new research warns that it comes with a heightened risk of ...

The U.A.B. system said it was worried about potential criminal prosecutions after Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered children. By Anna Betts The University of ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Southern Baptists on Wednesday voted to oppose the use of in vitro fertilization while also affirming a belief that embryos kept in freezers are "human beings." Despite some internal ...

Using a frozen embryo for in vitro fertilization may substantially raise the mother's risk for pregnancy complications related to high blood pressure, new research suggests. The study, published ...