Feb 22 A 2nd Alabama IVF provider pauses parts of its program after court ruling on frozen embryos By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Alabama Fertility Services said in a statement Thursday that has "made the impossibly difficult decision to hold new IVF treatments due to the legal risk to our clinic and our embryologists. Continue reading
Feb 21 Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The University of Alabama Birmingham said in a statement Wednesday that its UAB Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility has paused the treatments "as it evaluates the Alabama Supreme Court's decision."… Continue reading
Jun 29 France legalizes IVF for lesbians and single women By Associated Press The new law will expand access to fertility treatments such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization (IVF), now reserved in France for infertile heterosexual couples only. Continue reading
Apr 19 U.S. researcher says he’s ready to start pregnancies with ‘three-parent’ embryos By Emily Mullin, STAT Researchers at Columbia University in New York have created embryos containing genetic material from three people and are ready to use them to start pregnancies. But they’re at a legal impasse. Continue reading
Nov 09 Michelle Obama reveals she had a miscarriage, used IVF to conceive daughters By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press The revelations are made in the former first lady's upcoming memoir. Continue reading
Oct 24 How a wounded combat veteran and his wife struggled to make a family By William Brangham I met Rachel and Jason Hallett two years ago while reporting a story about how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs wouldn’t cover in-vitro fertilization for wounded veterans. Here's where things stand for the Halletts - and the legislation -… Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 10:15 From IVF to twins, a wounded vet and wife lean on each other By PBS News Hour Two years ago, what this couple wanted most was to start a family, but daunting physical and financial challenges stood in their way. William Brangham revisits Jason and Rachel Hallett, who struggled with the aftereffects of a grievous war injury… Continue watching
Aug 02 U.S. scientists are fixing genetic defects in human embryos. Should you be nervous? By Nsikan Akpan For the first time, U.S. scientists have genetically edited human embryos with CRISPR, thanks in part to regulatory loopholes. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 3:34 Pressure for IVF success obscures ethical issues By PBS News Hour In vitro fertilization has grown to a $3 billion industry in the U.S. that is responsible for more than 1 million babies. But implanting several embryos under pressure for success often obscures potential complications and added responsibilities that can come… Continue watching
Sep 27 Baby born from 3 parents a victory for new, controversial procedure By Nsikan Akpan The first baby born via a technique that mixes DNA from three parents raises familiar questions about regulatory loopholes and genetics. Continue reading