(CNN) — Groups representing defendants in the lawsuits that culminated in the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children have filed an application asking the court to rehear the case, according to court records. An Alabama court source told CNN that the group is asking the court to reconsider their ruling, and after reading the briefs, the justices could take more than six weeks before deciding whether to grant the application to rehear the case. The groups filed for rehearing on the final day of their 14-day window following the court’s ruling, the court source said. But the state Supreme Court disagreed, stating “extrauterine children,” or those “located outside of a biological uterus at the time they are killed,” are covered under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor law. Alabama lawmakers have raced to respond to the state Supreme Court’s ruling, with the Alabama House and Senate each passing bills Thursday aimed at protecting in vitro fertilization.

Source: CNN March 03, 2024 21:34 UTC