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Legal Battle Over Ivf Mix-Up

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The U.S. has no federal law regulating IVF clinics or mix-up liability.

Outcomes in IVF mix-up cases hinge on state law. After Alabama's 2024 ruling that frozen embryos are 'children,' clinics' legal exposure varies dramatically depending on where a case is filed.

Over 413,000 IVF cycles were performed in the U.S. in 2021.

The CDC tracks outcomes from 453 fertility clinics nationwide. With hundreds of thousands of embryos handled each year, even rare mix-up errors carry devastating consequences — as this family's lawsuit makes clear.

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