Today, we look into the fallout of a recent Alabama court ruling that categorized frozen embryos as human beings. In the case of LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, a couple created embryos through in vitro fertilization, and those embryos were later frozen. The embryos were destroyed, however, when a patient gained unauthorized access to the lab, suffered cold burns on their hands and dropped the embryos on the floor.
During the current Florida legislative session, state Sen. Erin Gall introduced a bill (SB 476) that would permit lawsuits over the wrongful death of a fetus, based on "personhood in the womb." The legislation was tabled Monday night.
Guests:
- Dr. Samuel Brown, professor at Mayo Clinic and medical director at Brown Fertility.
- Courtney Johnson, reproductive rights attorney
Death penalty cases
For almost a decade, death penalty cases in Florida have been reconsidered after the Hurst ruling, a Supreme Court decision that required unanimous jury verdicts.
Guests:
- Patrick Korody, death penalty attorney.
- Dan Skinner, director of the Homicide Division at the State Attorney's Office.
Hiss Golden Messenger
JME contributor Hurley Winkler sat down with MC Taylor on his process of songwriting just ahead of his performance at Intuition Ale Works on Wednesday.
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