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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Fri 27 Sep, 2024
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mon 16 Oct, 2023
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 [...]
Tue 13 Jun, 2023
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 [...]
Tue 14 Mar, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands to change the fertility world by revolutionizing outdated systems which may influence IVF success rates, the accuracy of cataloging frozen gametes, and lessen the overall cost of fertility [...]