Is an embryo a baby?

By TheGrio Staff

·February 29, 2024

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 23: A selection of IVF hormone bottles and syringes are seen, at the Science Museum on July 23, 2018 in London, England. On 25th July 1978, Louise Brown became the first baby to be born using the In Vitro Fertilisation technique pioneered by British researchers Robert Edwards, Patrick Steptoe and Jean Purdy. The Science Museum in London is holding an exhibition entitled IVF: 6 Million Babies Later to celebrate the success of IVF. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Some IVF treatment programs came to a halt after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that considered frozen embryos to be children. There have been ongoing discussions regarding this topic for a while, and the question ends up being: is an embryo a child? Even though some Americans may say yes, science says otherwise. Pediatrician and health and wellness expert Dr. Yolandra Hancock joins “theGrio with Marc Lamont Hill” to help us answer this question with factual information.

Learn more about the Alabama Supreme Court ruling on frozen embryos from the clip above, and tune into theGrio with Marc Lamont Hill tonight at 7 pm ET on theGrio cable channel.