Biden calls Alabama IVF ruling "outrageous and unacceptable"

Washington — President Biden on Thursday called the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are considered children under the law "outrageous and unacceptable." 

"Make no mistake: this is a direct result of the overturning of Roe v. Wade," Mr. Biden said in a statement, vowing to keep fighting for women's reproductive rights "until we restore the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law for all women in every state." 

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, the state's largest hospital, said Wednesday it was pausing in vitro fertilization, or IVF, treatments as it evaluates the implications of the court's decision.