Now if you thought Dobbs were just about abortion, boy do I have some news for you.

Tonight I'm Laura Coates Live. You know, when Rovi Wade was overturned, there were all sorts of

questions about what would happen once the issue of abortion went back to the states.

But did you think you see the day when it impacted say IVF?

Well here we are because the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos created through IVF are children babies quote kept alive in a cryogenic nursing nursery while they

awaited implantation. Now think about what that means for the hundreds of

thousands of Americans who undergo IVF every single year.

That could include, and it very likely does include, maybe you or someone you know.

In a moment we're going to talk to somebody who's a very familiar face who will tell us her own personal story

But does this ruling maybe go further than you imagine? Does it mean for, child support kicks in for embryos? How about custody or support from the state? For embryos?

And what does it mean if something maybe goes wrong?

Criminal prosecution could it mean or maybe civil liability?

Well, in this case that we're talking about,

the Alabama Supreme Court ruled on frozen embryos that were destroyed when they were dropped on the floor.

Now the ruling says the embryos will be protected under the state's wrongful death act or death of a minor act.

So it could frankly be applied quite broadly. And you know what?

This might just become the blueprint, say, in other states. Because these states, that you see

on the screen right now,

they broadly define personhood as beginning at fertilization.

And that, of course, has huge implications for IVF and also for abortion.

I mean, we've seen how for so many,

how disruptive the pro-Rovey world Wade can be.

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