A surprise ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court has halted fertility treatments across the state and sent a shock wave through the world of reproductive health. Azeen Ghorayshi, who covers sex, gender, and science for The Times, explains what the court case means for reproductive health and a patient in Alabama explains what it is like navigating the fallout. Guests: Azeen Ghorayshi (https://www.nytimes.com/by/azeen-ghorayshi?smid=pc-thedaily) , who covers sex, gender and science for The New York Times; and Meghan S. Cole, who is in the final stages of IVF treatment in Alabama. Background reading:  • Alabama ruled frozen embryos are children, raising questions about fertility care (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/health/ivf-alabama-abortion.html?smid=pc-thedaily) . • Fertility clinics are routinely sued by patients for errors that destroy embryos, as happened in Alabama. (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/health/fertility-clinics-embryos-alabama.html) An effort to define them legally as “unborn children” has raised the stakes (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/health/fertility-clinics-embryos-alabama.html?smid=pc-thedaily) . For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily) . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.