Category: Reproductive Laws
Baby Born via Mitochondrial Donation Gives Hope to Families with Genetic Mitochondrial Disorders
Mitochondrial Donation Therapy offers hope to families by preventing the passing of genetic disorders from parent to child. Mitochondrial DNA is passed down from mother to child, and genetically mutated mitochondria can carry [...]
Texas Abortion Ban Risks Women’s Health and Stretches into the World of Assisted Reproduction
With its restrictive abortion law, the state of Texas has become an example of why bans on abortion are not only a detriment to women’s rights and health, but, as time passes and lawsuits are filed, it is also giving us [...]
Posthumous reproduction, creating genetic offspring after the death of an intended parent, raises complex social, ethical and legal issues.
California Poised to Pass a Bill Mandating IVF Insurance for Large-Group Health Plans
If passed into law, SB 729 would redefine infertility and require health plans to cover assisted reproductive technologies including in vitro fertilization (IVF), sperm testing/deposits, cryopreservation, egg retrievals, and [...]
Long-term Effects of Anonymous Sperm Donation
Long-term effects of anonymous sperm donation have emerged as technology evolves, and donor-conceived people discover their past.