An Alabama woman diagnosed with cervical cancer was using a surrogate to have a third child. Now, the process is on hold.
CBSN
Nurse and cancer survivor Sarah Houston of Birmingham, Alabama, has found her dreams of growing her family through in vitro fertilization on indefinite hold due to a recent Alabama Supreme Court decision. The ruling, which assigns frozen embryos the same rights as children, has led to a sudden stop in IVF procedures at three of the state's leading clinics.
Houston's journey to motherhood took a turn following the 35-year-old's cervical cancer diagnosis, which required a hysterectomy, removal of her uterus and cervix and other tissues, seemingly crushing her hopes of having a third child.
Despite these challenges, the discovery that her ovaries were unaffected led Houston and her husband to explore the IVF process. The couple found a surrogate to carry their child, with the embryo transfer scheduled for March 21.
