IVF
The "Elective" Selective Reduction
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
August 10, 2011 - 4:47pm (Print)
In general, I have no issue with selective reduction during IVF. But this article even made me pause for a moment.
Roundup: Trump Believes in Right to Privacy, But Doesn't See How it Relates to Abortion
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
April 20, 2011 - 10:00am (Print)
An empty women's shelter built by the U.S. military in Kyrgyzstan; three-parent IVF is a possibility; Boehner hires a DOMA attorney; and Donald Trump doesn't see the relationship between a right to privacy and abortion.
Halting Second Trimester Abortions in Catholic Hospitals?
by Amie Newman
February 9, 2011 - 6:43pm (Print)
Whose rights are being protected when Catholic hospitals halt second trimester abortions for women who come in with anti-choice activists seeking care?
Morning Roundup: Chris Smith Redefines Rape
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
January 28, 2011 - 10:54am (Print)
Women who use IVF at a higher risk for maternal mortality, Rand Paul can't decide who's a person, and Rep. Chris Smith's anti-abortion bill tries to redefine rape.
Roundup: Are Some Countries Starting to Ignore the Church?
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
October 22, 2010 - 9:45am (Print)
Is the Catholic Church beginning to lose a little of its rigid grasp that it has held over numerous countries when it comes to family planning, birth control, reproductive justice, and even infertility treatments?
Roundup: Vatican a Wet Blanket on Nobel Prize
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
October 5, 2010 - 8:52am (Print)
The developer of invitro fertilization wins a Nobel prize, and the Vatican becomes a total wet blanker. Plus, Amendment 62 is likely to lose.
Personhood Amendment Would Ban In-Vitro Fertilization, Physicians, Families Speak Out
by Amie Newman
September 29, 2010 - 8:10pm (Print)
Physicians and families spoke out yesterday against Amendment 62, the "Personhood Amendment" up for a vote in Colorado, warning that, if passed, it would ban in-vitro fertilization for couples seeking to have children.
Assisted Reproductive Technology: Let's Focus on One Healthy Baby at a Time
by Jennifer Rogers, Reproductive Health Technologies Project
September 16, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
Federal law and financial incentives lead to incredibly costly and potentially dangerous multiple births through assisted reproducitve technology (ART). The law should be reworked to create incentives for having only one baby at a time through ART, which is more cost effective and safer for mothers and babies.
Indian Fertility Centers Offer Hope, But at What Price?
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
June 25, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
As India expands its reputation as a fertility center, woman over the age of 60 are becoming the newest clients, and potentially casulties, in a quest for heirs.
Surrogacy in Guatemala: The Need for Further Discourse
June 10, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
Since the publication of my original article on surrogacy in Guatemala, a number of people have thanked me for exploring global surrogacy. But the director of one adoption agency requested a retraction of the story. More on that here.
