Assisted Reproductive Technology / Biological Time Clock / Fertility Disparities in Black Women / Fertility Treatment / IFLG / Infertility / Racial Disparities in ART / Rich Vaughn

Disparities Remain for Black Women Living with Infertility

Although Black History Month is a time to highlight and celebrate achievements in the Black community, it is also a time to acknowledge where we have come from, as Americans…

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February 7, 2023

Cryopreservation / Embryo Donation / Fertility Preservation / Frozen Embryos / IFLG / Intended Parents / Male Infertility / Rich Vaughn / Scientific Discovery

Cryopreservation-a Message of Hope

Cryopreservation continues to help with new innovations giving cancer patients, embryo donation recipients, and war veterans fertility hope.

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January 24, 2023

Fertility Treatment / IFLG / In Vitro Fertilization / Infertility / IVF / Rich Vaughn

How to Support a Friend Going Through Infertility

With over ten percent of men and women of reproductive age struggling with infertility, the reality of having a friend at some point in your life who is fighting their…

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January 3, 2023

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Fertility Law / IVF

Fighting to Protect IVF in the United States Senate

U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced legislation to protect every American’s right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) that millions of Americans need to have children.

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December 16, 2022

Abortion Law / Frozen Embryos / IFLG / In Vitro Fertilization / IVF / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn

Jewish Women Challenge Kentucky Abortion Ban

The overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court this summer had elected officials in many states vowing to protect women’s rights, while other states’ leaders already had…

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December 6, 2022

International Surrogacy / Surrogates in Ukraine

 Surrogates Survive the War in Ukraine

It’s been over eight months since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the daily images of bombed buildings, bloodied survivors, military tanks, and a nation bravely fighting for its freedom have largely subsided. Western and central Ukraine have stabilized

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November 15, 2022

Fertility Law

DNA Testing Kits Reveal Fertility Fraud

Curiosity in the modern age of easily purchased and self-administered DNA testing kits has uncovered a dark side in the fertility world, which has not only gained national attention in…

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November 2, 2022

Surrogacy Latest News

New Surrogate Matching Technology Aims to Increase Access, Lower Costs

NODAL.com, an online platform launched last week, is a new high-tech solution designed to make the surrogacy matching process more accessible and more affordable for surrogates and intended parents. To…

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September 28, 2022

Uncategorized

Walmart Expansion of Employee Reproductive Health Benefits Mirrors Voter Views

The largest private employer in the United States, Walmart, just announced new employee benefits designed to aid pregnant workers whose lives may be endangered by the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic…

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September 6, 2022

Male Infertility

Destigmatizing Male Infertility

While sperm counts in men have dropped drastically over the last 50 years, causing more and more men to face infertility issues, the stigma surrounding male infertility continues to shame…

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August 24, 2022

Abortion Law

Does Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision Threaten Right to Fertility Treatment?

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case establishing women’s constitutional right to choose, had an obvious…

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August 16, 2022

Egg Freezing

Single Women in Tunisia Demand Right to Freeze Eggs

Tunisia, a country once considered a leading advocate for women’s rights in the Arab world, now faces criticism as single women, constrained by an outdated law, demand the right to…

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July 26, 2022

LGBT Parents Information / Same Sex Marriage

Proposed Law Allows LGBTQ Parents to Claim Assisted Reproduction Tax Deduction

On June 22, California Congressmembers Adam Schiff and Judy Chu introduced a bill that would eliminate a significant inequity in the U.S. tax code and help make assisted reproduction more…

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July 6, 2022

Fertility Treatment Benefits / Insurance / LGBT Parents Information

LGBTQ Intended Parents Face Higher Costs, Extra Hurdles to Creating Families

Even as some states and a growing number of corporations offer support for family-building expenses such as adoption or IVF, LGBTQ intended parents are still likely to face higher medical and legal costs than their heterosexual peers.

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June 29, 2022

Abortion Law

Devastating Supreme Court Decision Strips Women of the Right to Choose

The Supreme Court today released a devastating abortion decision that will negatively impact millions of people and families across America. The Supreme Court's decision in the case challenging Mississippi’s abortion…

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June 24, 2022

LGBT News / Marriage Equality

Chile Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, Joining Latin America in Embracing LGBTQ Rights

In a historic event, Chile recently welcomed its first legal same-sex marriage, joining the ranks of 30 other countries worldwide that have passed similar laws allowing same-sex marriage and, in…

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June 16, 2022

International Surrogacy

Why Irish Surrogacy Reform Must Address International Surrogacy

Irish lawmakers tasked with drafting reform legislation to legalize and regulate surrogacy and other types of assisted reproduction in Ireland are considering a draft that would completely ignore the rights…

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May 24, 2022

Abortion Law

Overturn of Roe v. Wade Could Make Some States Hostile to Surrogacy

The media frenzy and public backlash we were all expecting later this summer came early. An unprecedented series of leaks from the U.S. Supreme Court, including the leak of a…

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May 17, 2022

Embryo Donation

With Improved IVF, Embryo Donation Offers Lower-Cost Option for Parenthood

Thanks to improvements in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques, intended parents today often end up with more viable embryos than they are able to use. Embryo donation offers parents a solution…

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April 27, 2022

LGBT Parents Information / Marriage Equality

IRS Says Assisted Reproduction for LGBTQ Couples Not Deductible

With income tax time upon us, same-sex couples who hoped to deduct expenses for assisted reproductive technologies such as egg or sperm donation, in vitro fertilization or surrogacy are meeting…

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April 8, 2022