Tuesday, November 08, 2022

Tennessee AG: Abortion Ban Does Not Bar Disposal of Excess Embryos Created During IVF Process

Tennessee's Attorney General last month issued Opinion No. 22-12 (Oct. 20, 2022) clarifying that the abortion ban in Tennessee's Human Life Protection Act does not apply to the disposal of embryos which have not been transferred to a woman's uterus. Thus the law would not bar disposal of excess embryos created during the in vitro fertilization procedure. Tennessee Lookout reports on the AG's opinion. [Thanks to Scott Mange for the lead.]