anti-IVF

Why abortion opponents are turning their attention to banning surrogacy

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But across the country, major conservative organizations are mobilizing. The Heritage Foundation and the Ethics and Public Policy Center, two prominent think tanks in Washington, D.C., have published papers suggesting that surrogacy should be outlawed. In Florida, Attorney General James Uthmeier has intervened in a surrogacy case to argue that the practice violates the U.S. … Read more

Provision to Expand IVF Access To Military Families Is Out

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“There’s nobody opposing this other than Speaker Johnson and his religious views,” Duckworth told CNN. “The president of the United States promised on the campaign trail to make IVF available to all Americans,” she added. “And I can’t think of a better place to make it available than the men and women who wear the … Read more

‘The pro-life movement still has some real juice’: How Trump’s promise of free IVF fizzled

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The White House’s decision to stop short of an IVF mandate or taxpayer-funded program highlights the power that social conservatives and anti-abortion advocates still wield within the administration — even as their agenda has at times clashed with the secular flank of the GOP’s natalist wing that wants more government intervention to help families have … Read more

South Carolina’s abortion ban could get more extreme

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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

Dueling approaches to infertility vie for Congress’ attention

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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

For Republicans who see IVF as akin to abortion, an obscure alternative has emerged

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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