These Embryos Are Five Years Worth of Money, Sadness, and Hope. I Just Want to Be a Mom.

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As told to The Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos are legally considered children, which effectively banned IVF treatment in the state.

Following the ruling, several fertility in the state, including the University of Alabama at Birmingham health system, paused IVF treatment due to fears they could face The ruling and its aftermath left thousands of people who are currently undergoing IVF treatment in a devastating limbo, adding even more stress, panic, and heartbreak to what is already a grueling endeavor.

Two of those affected are 32-year-old and her husband Colby, who have been undergoing fertility treatment for more than five years.Crain, a and who lives in Birmingham, has spent the past several years reporting on the loss of women’s rights to their own bodies in Alabama while dealing with the mental and physical toll of her own private fertility journey.

She and her husband had been preparing to transfer their frozen embryos from their latest egg retrieval when she heard the news about the Supreme Court’s decision.“It's insane,” she says. “While I don't view my embryos as scared children sitting in the freezer calling for their mommy, I do feel that they are mine and no one else's.