Court Case Over Frozen Embryos in Texas Could Have Implications for Roe v. Wade, Los Angeles Times Reports
[May 30, 2007]

A case before the Texas Supreme Court over what should happen with three frozen embryos could have implications for Roe v. Wade -- the 1973 Supreme Court case that effectively barred state abortion bans -- the Los Angeles Times reports. The embryos were created by a Texas couple who divorced before the woman underwent in vitro fertilization. According to the Times, several hours before Augusta Roman was scheduled to undergo IVF, her husband at the time, Randy Roman, insisted that the procedure be canceled and that the embryos be frozen. The couple later began divorce proceedings. In the case, Augusta Roman is seeking to have the three embryos that survived the freezing process implanted, and Randy Roman is seeking to have them destroyed or to remain frozen indefinitely. the rest