An Alabama Supreme Court decision has left patients and doctors feeling legally vulnerable, and with many questions. We sought answers from experts.
Category: In Vitro Fertilization
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Major Embryo Shipping Company Halts Business in Alabama
The decision means I.V.F. patients who want to transfer frozen embryos to another state may not be able to do so.
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Fertility Clinic Errors Collide With a Redefinition of ‘Personhood’
The clinics are routinely sued by patients for errors that destroy embryos, as happened in Alabama. An effort to define them legally as “unborn children” has raised the stakes.
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Alabama Says Embryos in a Lab Are Children. What Are the Implications?
A ruling by the state’s Supreme Court could change common practices at fertility clinics in the state and possibly nationwide.
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CooperSurgical’s Botched IVF Liquid Destroyed Embryos, Lawsuits Claim
Patients have filed eight lawsuits against CooperSurgical, a major fertility company, which has recalled the faulty product.
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Seeking a Family, They Got More Than They Bargained For
After multiple cycles of I.V.F. and donor eggs, doctors told Andres and Karen Castaño — who married in 2019 — that they would be having triplets.
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How People in the Queer Community Think About Personal Finance
The cost of family planning and transition care — and other personal finance stories from L.G.B.T.Q. people.
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I.V.F. Offers Hope in China, Even to the Government
The New York Times – Business:China is trying urgently to address its declining population. One idea is to subsidize assisted fertility procedures, which are often a last resort for couples and out of reach for many.
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A Previvor’s Tale
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:A television writer deals with too much plot.