Prospective parents can now pick embryos based on risk predictions for thousands of diseases and odds for specific traits. But should they?
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Why these women break the law to sell their eggs for IVF
Women in India were told they couldn’t be paid for their eggs. The result: a black market for eggs from women in need of money to survive.
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How IVF has led to a record number of single moms in their 40s
Who gets to be a parent has been reshaped by IVF: Single women in their 40s are increasingly opting to become moms.
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Operation Rainbow Space Baby: An astronaut’s journey with IVF
Struggling to have a second child, astronaut Kellie Gerardi uses her social media presence to let others know they’re not alone.
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Trump wants to lower the cost of IVF. New executive order seeks ideas to do that
President Trump campaigned on lowering the cost of IVF, after a controversial ruling made the treatment stop in Alabama for a short time
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She wanted to be a mom. So she chose a cancer treatment that gave her a chance
New, less damaging treatments are giving some patients the choice to try to preserve their ability to have children after cancer.
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Politicians say health plans should cover IVF. Currently only 1 in 4 employers do
This election, the future of health coverage for fertility treatments has been a hot political issue. A new report highlights what coverage looks like for American workers right now.
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Senate Republicans block IVF bill, as Democrats elevate issue ahead of November election
Senate Republicans blocked a bill to ensure federal protections for access to in vitro fertilization treatments, calling it a “show” vote by Democrats. Republican leaders and Former President Trump, the GOP nominee for president, say they back IVF but not the legislation proposed by Democrats.
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Trump says he’ll support free IVF treatments in a second term
Former President Donald Trump told crowds in Wisconsin and Michigan that he would make IVF treatment free if he wins a second term. “I was always for IVF,” Trump told them.
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Tim Walz is a new kind of reproductive rights messenger
People in politics have shared their experiences with infertility, including Michelle Obama and Mike Pence. But men haven’t been as open about it on the campaign trail like Walz has.
