In the wake of the decision, doctors and patients have worried that they could be vulnerable to prosecution in any number of medical scenarios that were once routine.
Some Alabama facilities have halted or restricted treatment, and patients elsewhere worry that similar rulings or laws may soon come to their states.
And because so many people pay so much for health care, the fallout from the Alabama case raises big financial questions, too.
What would it cost to move embryos to a state less likely to issue a similar ruling?
Cryoport Systems, IVF Cryo and ReproTech are three shipping companies that specialize in transporting embryos, though there are others.
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