SB 323 would ban all abortions in the state except for those performed in medical emergencies or to prevent a pregnant person from suffering death or major, irreversible harm. It strikes exceptions for rape, incest and fatal fetal anomaly diagnoses, while redefining “contraceptive” as a “drug, device or chemical that prevents conception.” Read more at … Read more
The two professional organizations have recently clashed. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine has repeatedly challenged the legitimacy of restorative reproductive medicine, while the International Institute for Restorative Reproductive Medicine has said patients deserve an alternative to IVF. The back-and-forth comes amid growing nationwide skepticism toward pharmaceutical-led medicine and a push among Christian conservatives to … Read more
But RRM has been criticized in mainstream medical circles. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists calls RRM a “nonmedical approach” and an “unproven concept” that can delay time to pregnancy and expose patients to needless and painful surgical interventions, such as procedures to treat polycystic ovarian syndrome. It says the approach overwhelmingly puts the onus on … Read more
Instead of treatment, Project 2025 proposes shaming patients for premarital sex Read more at Salon
Donald Trump‘s White House is not pursuing a campaign promise to mandate health insurance pay for in vitro fertilization (IVF), even though he pledged to do so multiple times on the 2024 campaign trail, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Read more at Rolling Stone
By casting excess embryos as ‘little frozen orphans’ that needed to be ‘saved’ these programs push an alarming view of personhood Read more at The Guardian
Nobody sums up how we got here better than Donald Trump. In his own words: “For 54 years, they were trying to get Roe v. Wade terminated, and I did it, and I’m proud to have done it.” If he is elected president again, make no mistake: He will sign a national abortion ban. And … Read more
“Donald Trump is responsible for the end of Roe v. Wade and continues to brag about it, saying that abortion bans are a ‘beautiful thing,’” said Mini Timmaraju, president and CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All. “Don’t pay attention to what Donald Trump says, but what he’s done. If he is elected in November, he will … Read more
As such, Project 2025 has language in it that subtly lays the groundwork for an eventual ban on nearly all forms of female-controlled contraception. As Reproductive Freedom for All pointed out in a campaign memo, “Project 2025 includes personhood language and policies that propagate the belief that life begins at conception.” The same people perpetuate … Read more
For the second time in four months, Senate Democrats forced a vote on the Right To IVF Act, only to be blocked by Republicans who called it unnecessary and politically motivated as Vice President Kamala Harris seeks to make access to in vitro fertilization a 2024 campaign issue. Read more at NBC News
