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 Egg Donor & Surrogate Solutions NIAW Special With Molly O’Brien Esq.
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Egg Donor & Surrogate Solutions NIAW Special With Molly O’Brien Esq.

Molly O'Brien, an attorney specializing in art law, shares her journey into the field of surrogacy and egg donation and becoming a passionate advocate for the rights of parents, surrogates, and donors alike. Molly discusses the importance of ethical practices in the surrogacy and egg donation industry and highlights the work of SEEDS (Society of Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy) in setting standards for agencies and industry professionals.

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May 6, 2024
Read more about the article IVF Daddies Discuss Surrogacy Contracts With IFLG Attorney Molly O’Brien
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IVF Daddies Discuss Surrogacy Contracts With IFLG Attorney Molly O’Brien

IFLG's Molly O'Brien explains to IVF Daddies the importance of having a lawyer in the IVF process and how they provide independent guidance to intended parents. The conversation then delves into the egg donation process, including choosing a donor, screening, and the legal contract.

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April 22, 2024
Read more about the article Molly O’Brien Offers Crucial Insights into Alabama’s Recent Embryo Decision to Surrogacy.IS
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Molly O’Brien Offers Crucial Insights into Alabama’s Recent Embryo Decision to Surrogacy.IS

Attorney Molly O’Brien, Partner at International Fertility Law Group and President of @seedsethics , offers crucial insights into Alabama’s recent embryo wrongful death lawsuit decision. With over two decades of experience in surrogacy and egg donation, Molly advocates passionately ♥️ for reproductive freedoms and medical autonomy.

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March 7, 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 IVF Daddies Discuss Egg Donor Contracts With IFLG Attorney Molly O’Brien
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IVF Daddies Discuss Egg Donor Contracts With IFLG Attorney Molly O’Brien

IFLG's Molly O'Brien explains to IVF Daddies the importance of having a lawyer in the IVF process and how they provide independent guidance to intended parents. The conversation then delves into the egg donation process, including choosing a donor, screening, and the legal contract.

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February 21, 2024
Read more about the article LGBTQ Couples Fight for Reproductive Healthcare Benefits
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LGBTQ Couples Fight for Reproductive Healthcare Benefits

As a growing number of same-sex couples turn to assisted reproductive technology (ART) to create their families, many are disheartened to find disparities in reproductive healthcare benefits provided by employers and insurers compared to their heterosexual counterparts. In many cases, LGBTQ couples are being denied fertility benefits, because they don’t fit into an antiquated mold of traditional male and female gender roles.

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February 6, 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 More Women Are Freezing Their Eggs Due to Lack of Suitable Men
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More Women Are Freezing Their Eggs Due to Lack of Suitable Men

Prior to 2012, egg freezing had been deemed “experimental” by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), and the procedure had been largely only available to patients who were undergoing chemotherapy or other medical treatments that affect fertility. Removing egg freezing from the classification of “experimental” opened the procedure up to a larger population of women, and now over a decade later, the number of women freezing their eggs to preserve their fertility has increased significantly.

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September 27, 2023
Read more about the article Baby Born via Mitochondrial Donation Gives Hope to Families with Genetic Mitochondrial Disorders
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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 an array of incurable disorders such as muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, neurological problems, seizures, vision and hearing loss, muscle weakness, cognitive and developmental delays, and early death.

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September 13, 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 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 Disparities Remain for Black Women Living with Infertility
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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