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Opinion | I was using IVF to get pregnant. Texas’ abortion law made me stop trying.

September 29, 2022August 26, 2022 by Deborah

Banning abortion has drastic implications for reproductive technology, which up to 15% of couples may need. Fertility specialists are sounding the alarms. No laws exist that explicitly deny IVF yet. However, the waters could get murky. If an embryo is the same as a person in the eyes of the law, is discarding one the … Read more

Infertility patients fear abortion bans could affect access to IVF treatment

September 29, 2022July 23, 2022 by Deborah

A handful of state abortion bans define life as beginning at fertilization, though they don’t specifically target the process of IVF. Other states are attempting to pass legislation that would grant embryos, fetuses and fertilized eggs personhood rights and in some cases constitutional rights. Such laws would “pose a concrete threat to the routine practice … Read more