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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 can be heart-wrenching conflict [...]
Will Embryo Mix-up Ultimately Make IVF Clinics Safer?
Intended parents everywhere are wincing this week, as they imagine themselves in the shoes of at least two heartbroken couples whose lives were turned upside down by an IVF clinic’s mistake, their tragedy broadcast to the [...]