Read more about the article When Algorithms Choose Your Future Child: AI-Assisted Reproduction and What It Means for ART Law
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When Algorithms Choose Your Future Child: AI-Assisted Reproduction and What It Means for ART Law

Artificial intelligence is no longer on the sidelines of reproductive medicine. It’s in the room analyzing sperm, ranking embryos, and influencing decisions that once rested solely with doctors, patients, and their hopes for the future.

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July 17, 2025
Read more about the article IFLG Applauds Governor Newsom for Expanding Access to IVF in California
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IFLG Applauds Governor Newsom for Expanding Access to IVF in California

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 729 into law requiring large group health care service plan contracts and disability insurance policies to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility and fertility service, including in vitro fertilization (IVF).

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September 30, 2024
Read more about the article Alabama High Court Ruling Deems Frozen Embryos Children, Threatens IVF and Sparks Backlash
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Alabama High Court Ruling Deems Frozen Embryos Children, Threatens IVF and Sparks Backlash

Earlier this year, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that all embryos are legally regarded as children, stating that Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act applies to all unborn children, regardless of their location. By granting frozen embryos the same legal status as living children, the court's decision could dramatically alter how embryos created during assisted reproduction are managed, stored, and disposed of.

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September 27, 2024
Read more about the article Surrogacy Needs to be Regulated, Not Prohibited
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Surrogacy Needs to be Regulated, Not Prohibited

The way to address potential concerns about surrogacy is not - as some say - prohibition or restriction, but in fact acceptance and robust regulation. Evidence shows that surrogacy is not inherently harmful and can - and almost always does - produce good outcomes for all involved.

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August 13, 2024
Read more about the article Women: The Unsung Pioneers in the Development of IVF
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Women: The Unsung Pioneers in the Development of IVF

While male scientists have traditionally received most of the credit for developing the field of assisted reproductive technology (ART), many women who pioneered vital components of the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process have remained in the background. Yet without their often-heroic efforts, the rapid technological advancement and vastly improved outcomes characteristic of modern fertility treatment would not have been possible.

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July 26, 2024
Read more about the article The Alabama Ruling: A Conversation with Fertility Lawyer Richard Vaughn
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The Alabama Ruling: A Conversation with Fertility Lawyer Richard Vaughn

This week the world was shook by the surprise ruling of the Alabama Supreme Court, declaring that embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) should be considered children. When creating embryos, the patients are aware of the possibility that they may be destroyed and unable to be successfully transferred. However, with this new ruling legal consequences could come with unsuccessful transfers.

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March 1, 2024
Read more about the article In Defense of Surrogacy: Balancing Religious Values and Individual Choices
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In Defense of Surrogacy: Balancing Religious Values and Individual Choices

Pope Francis recently made an absolute statement advocating for the complete prohibition of surrogacy, a position that reflects the traditional stance of the Roman Catholic Church on assisted reproductive technologies. While we respect everyone’s right to their own religious beliefs, it is equally important to consider that individuals who do not subscribe to those particular teachings should not be compelled to follow them.

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January 9, 2024
Read more about the article 6 Things to Know Before Starting IVF
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6 Things to Know Before Starting IVF

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 2.3% of babies born yearly in the United States are the result of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) thanks to the work of thousands of ART professionals coupled with the determination, sacrifice, and love of thousands of so many intended parents, egg and sperm donors, and surrogates.

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October 16, 2023
Read more about the article ‘The Kids Are All Right’ – Study Shows Children Born through Egg Donation, Sperm Donation, and/or Surrogacy Grow Up Just Fine
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‘The Kids Are All Right’ – Study Shows Children Born through Egg Donation, Sperm Donation, and/or Surrogacy Grow Up Just Fine

A 20-year study finds that children born via egg donation, sperm donation, and/or surrogacy grow up just fine, overturning long-held assumptions that children born via assisted reproductive technology (ART) are…

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June 27, 2023
Read more about the article California Poised to Pass a Bill Mandating IVF Insurance for Large-Group Health Plans
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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 embryo transfers (as long as any such embryo transfers are single-embryo transfers as recommended by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)). This is the farthest any bill mandating fertility coverage equality has gotten in California to date.

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June 13, 2023
Read more about the article Trends Gaining Popularity in Reproductive Health
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Trends Gaining Popularity in Reproductive Health

Four new trends in reproductive health have intended parents proactively seeking their own unique path to parenthood.

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April 11, 2023
Read more about the article Supporting Fertility in the Workplace
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Supporting Fertility in the Workplace

Infertility is described as a disease according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and while other diseases such as cancer and diabetes are covered by most employers under their health benefits packages, infertility treatment has taken a back seat. While it is no secret that an unsupported workforce lacks in performance, the added stress and anxiety of struggling with infertility have been shown to lead to employees’ loss of confidence, withdrawal, and even feeling the need to resign.

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March 28, 2023
Read more about the article AI Poised to Revolutionize the Future of IVF
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AI Poised to Revolutionize the Future of IVF

Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands to change the fertility world by revolutionizing outdated systems which may influence IVF success rates, the accuracy of cataloging frozen gametes, and lessen the overall cost of fertility treatments.

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March 14, 2023
Read more about the article Disparities Persist in Fertility Treatment for Black Intended Parents
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Disparities Persist in Fertility Treatment for Black Intended Parents

Disparities continue for Black intended parents with the high cost of IVF, lack of insurance mandates and diversity in the medical community

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February 21, 2023
Read more about the article Pandemic-Related Surge in IVF Portends More Unused Embryo Custody Disputes  
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Pandemic-Related Surge in IVF Portends More Unused Embryo Custody Disputes  

The recent pandemic-related surge in in vitro fertilization will inevitably contribute to a growing number of legal disputes over the disposition of unused embryos. The best way to avoid what…

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April 13, 2021
Read more about the article AI Improves Outcomes, Reduces Costs, in Assisted Reproductive Technology
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AI Improves Outcomes, Reduces Costs, in Assisted Reproductive Technology

Exciting new tools are using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve success rates for assisted reproduction technologies (ART) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy, resulting in fewer procedures, lower…

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February 1, 2021
Read more about the article Barrett Confirmation Could Pose Threat to In Vitro Fertilization
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Barrett Confirmation Could Pose Threat to In Vitro Fertilization

Barrett confirmation to Supreme Court poses a threat to in vitro fertilization (IVF). IFLG calls on Senators to protect reproductive rights. While advocates for reproductive freedom brace for an assault on abortion rights with the potential confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, fertility professionals fear that access to common infertility treatment such as in vitro fertilization, or IVF, might also be in jeopardy.

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October 15, 2020
Read more about the article One of World’s First ‘Test Tube Babies’ Becomes Dad via IVF… On His Birthday!
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One of World’s First ‘Test Tube Babies’ Becomes Dad via IVF… On His Birthday!

During this time of near-constant bad news, we at International Fertility Law Group are excited and grateful to have a wonderful story to share, with the permission of our client to do so. Our client recently became the proud father of a baby boy by in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy. On August 13, 2020, this special baby was born on his dad’s birthday—the most incredible birthday gift any father could receive! But there’s more!

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October 9, 2020
Read more about the article Uniform Laws Needed to Regulate Abandoned Embryos
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Uniform Laws Needed to Regulate Abandoned Embryos

Over the past few decades, technological advances have made the miracle of reproduction and parenthood accessible to thousands of people who in an earlier time would have remained childless—people with…

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August 26, 2019
Read more about the article 2nd Parent Adoption Still Gold Standard to Secure LGBT Parental Rights
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2nd Parent Adoption Still Gold Standard to Secure LGBT Parental Rights

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states, many LGBT parents and intended parents felt a weight lift from their shoulders: Now, surely,…

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November 17, 2017
Read more about the article Tennessee Lawmakers Propose Barrier for Married Lesbian Parents
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Tennessee Lawmakers Propose Barrier for Married Lesbian Parents

The wheels of progress turn slowly, and in some parts of the world, leaders stand on the brakes, bring it to a screeching halt, then do their best to roll…

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February 17, 2017
Read more about the article Vergara Embryo Suit Invokes Louisiana’s One-of-A-Kind Personhood Law
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Vergara Embryo Suit Invokes Louisiana’s One-of-A-Kind Personhood Law

The sensational legal battle between actress Sofia Vergara and her ex-fiancé, Florida businessman Nick Loeb, over the disposition of the couple’s two fertilized embryos recently got even more sensational. On December…

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December 12, 2016
Read more about the article New Global Health Standards Redefine ‘Infertility’ to Include LGBT Intended Parents
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New Global Health Standards Redefine ‘Infertility’ to Include LGBT Intended Parents

The World Health Organization is about to announce a dramatic change in its definition of infertility, as reported recently in The Telegraph—a change that may increase opportunity for LGBT intended…

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October 28, 2016
Read more about the article Class Action Settlement Ends Price Guidelines for Egg Donor Fees
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Class Action Settlement Ends Price Guidelines for Egg Donor Fees

Parties in a long-standing class action lawsuit against two non-profit organizations serving assisted reproductive technology providers and egg donor agencies finally settled recently in an agreement that some say may…

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February 11, 2016
Read more about the article Reciprocal Not Necessarily Equal in Reciprocal IVF
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Reciprocal Not Necessarily Equal in Reciprocal IVF

Reciprocal IVF (in vitro fertilization) often is chosen by lesbian couples who want to have a child together. In a typical reciprocal IVF scenario, one partner provides the eggs, the…

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January 12, 2016
Read more about the article End-of-Year Tax Question: Does 2*Gay = Infertility?
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End-of-Year Tax Question: Does 2*Gay = Infertility?

A law professor at Stetson University in Tampa, Florida, is suing the IRS to treat his and his partner’s assisted reproductive technology costs in the same way it has treated…

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December 18, 2015
Read more about the article Seminar Offers Answers to LGBT People Considering Parenthood Via ART
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Seminar Offers Answers to LGBT People Considering Parenthood Via ART

I am honored to participate in Family-Building Options for LGBT People, a free seminar presented by my colleague, fertility doctor Dr. Guy Ringler. If you are lesbian, gay, bisexual or…

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October 8, 2015