Unexpectedly, Your IVF Child May Not Be Related to You: Legal Cases Draw Attention to Frequently ‘Overlooked’ Fertility Mistakes
After five months of caring for her newborn, Christina Murray is now faced with the difficult decision of returning him to his biological parents. As someone who works at a fertility clinic, Murray suspected something was amiss when her child was born from donor eggs and sperm. Although she is white, her baby is black, […]
Tennessee to become first state in South to protect access to IVF, birth control
Embryologist Rick Ross holds a dish with human embryos at La Jolla IVF Clinic in California. Tennessee is poised to become the first and only Southern to codify IVF protection and contraception to the law. (Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images) In a legislative session dominated by the GOP Supermajority’s conservative agenda, Tennessee lawmakers took the extraordinary, bipartisan […]
Tennessee lawmakers take up bills over IVF, birth control, medication abortion • Tennessee Lookout
NASHVILLE – More than two years after Tennessee enacted one of the country’s strictest abortion bans, lawmakers are likely to save, or further restrict and punish access to reproductive care. We are prepared to take up one competing bill that can be done. Measures introduced so far include laws proposed by Republican lawmakers that will […]
‘You Don’t Need To Interrupt’: Sparks Fly Between Scott Jennings And WaPo Columnist Over Trump, IVF
Republican strategist Scott Jennings clashed with Washington Post columnist Katherine Rampel on Monday night over former President Donald Trump’s support for in vitro fertilization (IVF). While campaigning in Michigan in August, Trump vowed to make IVF treatment free if elected. Rampel expressed skepticism about Trump’s position during a panel discussion on CNN Newsnight. (Related article: […]
Newsom signs bill requiring health insurance companies cover IVF
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Sunday that requires major health insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization. This is a victory for reproductive health advocates amid national concerns about the future of access to fertility treatment. The bill also expands medical benefits to LGBTQ+ families who want children and changes the definition […]
‘That’s Called Socialism’: ‘The View’ Co-Host Joy Behar Says Trump’s Support For IVF Is ‘Marxist’
“The View” co-host Joy Behar on Tuesday said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's proposal to have the government and insurance companies pay for in vitro fertilization (IVF) is “Marxist.” President Trump told NBC News on Thursday that his administration will require insurance companies to cover the costs of IVF treatment. suggestion It has drawn mixed […]
CNN’s Scott Jennings Dumps Cold Water On Dem Strategist’s Claim About GOP Opposing IVF
CNN's Scott Jennings on Friday pushed back against Democratic strategist Maria Cardona, who claims that Republicans are opposed to in vitro fertilization (IVF) because they voted against the Senate bill. In June, the Senate passed the IVF Rights Act, but all but two Republicans voted against it because GOP senators were drafting their own competing […]
California Legislature sends bill to Newsom to insure IVF
Sacramento — California lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom that would expand health insurance coverage to include in vitro fertilization, citing concerns that a Trump presidency could threaten access to reproductive health care. The Democratic-majority state currently does not require insurers to cover fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization, in which […]
KAYLEN SILVERBERG: Republicans Should Protect And Prioritize IVF
As a fertility specialist with 30 years of experience, I want to help more couples experience the joy of parenthood. With in vitro fertilization (In Vitro Fertilization). And as a staunch Republican and conservative Texan and proud supporter of former President Donald Trump, I urge members of the Republican National Committee (RNC) Platform Committee to […]
New polling shows support for IVF among GOP voters in Alabama
Alabama Republican primary voters disapprove of the Supreme Court's Feb. 16 decision on IVF by nearly two-to-one, according to a new poll conducted by UpONE Insights. The court ruled that stored embryos have the same legal protections as children under the state's wrongful death law, enacted in 1872. The ruling caused many IVF clinics across […]