Pregnancy Justice

Tennessee's 2014 fetal assault law, which allowed prosecution for drug use during pregnancy, was repealed in 2016 but left lasting harm on families, particularly Black and white women. Advocacy groups continue to oppose efforts to revive the law, which led to 124 arrests between 2014 and 2016. Darnell Towns-Gedeus, a pregnant woman, faced drug testing and potential child services involvement after receiving a medication that can falsely trigger opioid test results.

An anti-abortion group sued seven Utah fertility clinics, arguing embryo disposal during IVF violates the state’s wrongful death law. The lawsuit highlights a divide within the anti-abortion movement between those advocating for expanded IVF access and purists opposing embryo destruction.

An anti-abortion group sued seven Utah fertility clinics, alleging embryo disposal during IVF violates the state’s wrongful death law. Utah and three other states have 'fetal personhood' laws that may grant embryos legal rights, enabling similar lawsuits in at least 10 states. The case highlights a divide within the anti-abortion movement over IVF access and embryo disposal.

An anti-abortion group sued seven Utah fertility clinics, alleging embryo disposal during IVF violates the state’s wrongful-death law. The lawsuit highlights tensions between fetal personhood laws in multiple states and IVF practices, which often involve discarding unused embryos.

An anti-abortion group sued seven Utah fertility clinics, alleging their disposal of embryos during IVF violates the state’s wrongful-death law. The lawsuit argues that frozen embryos have legal personhood rights under Utah’s fetal personhood law, a claim also applicable in Alabama, Louisiana, and Missouri. The case highlights tensions within the anti-abortion movement over IVF practices, as some support embryo disposal while others equate it to abortion.