Frozen embryos are “children,” according to Alabama’s Supreme Court::IVF often produces more embryos than are needed or used.

  • carl_dungeon@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Then they should count as dependents, grant the parents tax breaks, be eligible for social benefits, receive child support payments, be counted as passengers when in mom driving in HOV lanes, etc.

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      9 months ago

      Holy shit storing embryos frozen and counting them as dependants would be an actual life hack

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          9 months ago

          That’s why I freeze dried mine and keep them in the glove compartment for use in the HOV lane.

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          9 months ago

          11k to 15k starting cost plus 400 to 600 a year.

          So when talking about thousands of dollars of tax credit it might have a good ROI. The initial cost could probably be lower if the actual quality doesn’t matter to you.

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            9 months ago

            I was under the impression the yearly fee was much higher, but maybe I was co flaring it with the cycle cost of IVF which can reach 30k.