Geriatric Coffee Convos & Happy Hour Mash Up: The Alabama Embryo Ruling & Screen Time Faves!
On this Geriatric Coffee Convos and Happy Hour Mash Up, Sonia and Jessica discuss who’s drinking what beverage, weigh in on the Alabama Supreme Court ruling about embryos, the pros and cons of their children’s past and current favorite tv shows, the reality of screen time, mommy blogger Ruby Franke, the Gabriel Fernandez case and binge-worthy tv shows for after the babies go to bed.
Topics discussed in this episode:
Welcome to this Geriatric Mash Up (11:37)
The Alabama Supreme Court Ruling About Embryos (14:01)
Pros & Cons Of Favorite Children’s TV Shows and Screen Time (27:26)
The Mommy Blogger, Ruby Franke Case (52:34)
The Gabriel Fernandez Case (57:29)
Shows We’re Binging After the Babies Go To Bed (01:01:55)
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Alabama Supreme Court Rules Frozen Embryos Are Children, Jeopardizing IVF Possibilities
People- Frozen embryos will legally be considered children under a new Alabama Supreme Court ruling.
The decision comes as a result of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by couples whose frozen embryos were destroyed at a fertility clinic in December 2020 when a patient entered a cryogenic nursery storage unit and removed several embryos.
"The subzero temperatures at which the embryos had been stored freeze-burned the patient's hand, causing the patient to drop the embryos on the floor, killing them," a decision released by the Alabama Supreme Court on Friday reads.
A lawsuit was filed against the clinic and the Center for Reproductive Medicine, alleging negligence and that Alabama's Wrongful Death of a Minor Act had been violated. After a trial court dismissed the claims, the plaintiffs filed an appeal.
"The parties to these cases have raised many difficult questions, including ones about the ethical status of extrauterine children, the application of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution to such children, and the public-policy implications of treating extrauterine children as human beings," Justice Jay Mitchell wrote in Friday's ruling.
"But the Court today need not address these questions because, as explained below, the relevant statutory text is clear: the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act applies on its face to all unborn children, without limitation," Mitchell continued.
Per Friday's decision, unborn children are to legally be considered children "without exception based on developmental stage, physical location, or any other ancillary characteristics.” (People.com)
Family vlogger Ruby Franke amassed millions of followers on social media while documenting her family’s life in the lakeside suburb of Springville, Utah, over the years. But now, Franke has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse, completing a dramatic fall from grace. (People.com)
The Trials of Gabriel Hernandez:
A 2020 American true crime documentary television series about the 2013 murder and abuse of Gabriel Fernandez, an eight-year-old boy from Palmdale, California.[1] It was released on Netflix as a six-part miniseries on February 26, 2020. (Wikipedia.com)
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