A court opinion in Virginia last year said that frozen embryos can be considered property.

弗吉尼亚州去年的一份法庭意见称，冷冻胚胎可以被视为财产。

Previously, only one dog was born from a frozen embryo, in 2012, at the same Cornell University lab.

2012年，同样在康奈尔大学实验室，“冷冻胚胎狗”孕育而成。

The court decision involved two wrongful death cases brought by three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a fertility center.

该法院的裁决涉及三对夫妇提起的两起不当死亡案件，他们的冷冻胚胎在一家生育中心的一次事故中被销毁。

He added the ruling " almost certainly ends the creation of frozen embryos through in vitro fertilization (IVF) in Alabama."

他补充说，这项裁决“几乎可以肯定地终止了阿拉巴马州通过体外受精创造冷冻胚胎的做法。”

It is unclear whether they can freeze embryos created during fertility treatment or if patients could ever donate or destroy unused embryos.

目前尚不清楚他们是否可以冷冻在生育治疗期间产生的胚胎，也不清楚患者是否可以捐赠或销毁未使用的胚胎。

He said the 1872 law did not define " minor child" and the meaning of the term was being extended to cover frozen embryos.

他说，1872年的法律并没有定义“未成年子女”，这个词的含义被扩展到包括冷冻胚胎。

After another week, two of the eggs made it to the stage of development when the embryo can be frozen and preserved for future.

又过了一周，其中两个卵子进入了发育阶段，胚胎可以冷冻保存以备将来使用。