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In the foreground: the back of a person's head in close view, out of focus. In front of them, in focus, is a computer monitor displaying a microscopic image of a human embryo being prodded with a long, pen-like tool.

'We don't know where we stand': IVF in Texas is on shaky ground

Toluwani Osibamowo

A Denton divorce case raised questions whether frozen embryos are people or property. Legal experts say Texas lawmakers may provide clarity when they reconvene in 2025.

Lab staff prepare small petri dishes, each holding several 1-7 day old embryos, for cells to be extracted from each embryo to test for viability at the Aspire Houston Fertility Institute in vitro fertilization lab Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Houston.

Government

Texas Supreme Court won't review Denton IVF case over whether embryos are people

Toluwani Osibamowo

Denton mother Caroline Antoun asked the court to weigh whether the embryos she and her husband conceived through in vitro fertilization should be treated as people, not property.

FILE - Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to the media during a press conference on the border, Sept. 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats in search of flipping a U.S. Senate seat are watching Texas closely on Super Tuesday to see who voters nominate against Sen. Cruz.

Health & Wellness

Democrats block Cruz鈥� IVF bill, saying it doesn鈥檛 go far enough to protect the procedure

Issac Yu | The Texas Tribune

The senator鈥檚 bill to protect in vitro fertilization would have withheld Medicaid funding from states that ban the procedure. Democrats say IVF should be a federal right.