April 4, 2024
(The Hill) – An Alabama hospital said it plans to stop offering in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments at the end of this year due to “litigation concerns” surrounding the therapy. Mobile Infirmary said “it will no longer be able to … Read More
April 2, 2024
(The Hill) – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed a bill Monday legalizing paid surrogacy, arguing the controversial practice enables people to start families more easily. The Michigan Family Protection Act also establishes legal protections for in vitro fertilization (IVF), … Read More
April 2, 2024
(KFF Health News) – An LAist investigation has found that one year after California became the first state to require its public universities to provide abortion pills to students, basic information on where or how students can obtain the medication … Read More
April 1, 2024
(Chicago Sun Times) – The coalition says it advocates for “medical aid in dying and not assisted suicide, as it is commonly known.” This is simply a language game. “Medical aid” sounds a lot more attractive than “suicide,” but the … Read More
March 28, 2024
(KTVS) – Oregon Health Authority has released its 26th annual report on the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, which shows an almost 30% increase in the number of prescriptions written for lethal doses of medication under the Act in 2023, partly … Read More
March 28, 2024
(Boston Globe) – The New Hampshire House narrowly passed a bill that would legalize medical aid in dying in a vote of 179 to 176 Thursday. The controversial proposal outlined in House Bill 1283 also is often called physician-assisted suicide, … Read More
March 27, 2024
March 25, 2024
(Axios) – Eliminating the federal right to abortion surprisingly hasn’t reversed a yearslong rise in the number of legal abortions in the U.S. — but a case the Supreme Court hears on Tuesday just might. Why it matters: The justices will … Read More
March 25, 2024
(NPR) – On Tuesday, the same justices who undid constitutional protection for abortion will hear arguments in the next frontier of abortion restriction: tightening access across the country for a medication that’s used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions nationally. … Read More
March 25, 2024
March 22, 2024
(NBC News) – An Alabama clinic at the center of a legal battle that sparked fears nationwide about the future of in vitro fertilization is quietly rescheduling embryo transfers. It had paused IVF procedures in the wake of a state … Read More
March 18, 2024
(Center Square via MSN) – A group called Stop Assisted Suicide Illinois is taking a stand against the proposed legislation, and Wednesday during a news conference urged lawmakers to reject the measure. “I believe that the role of a physician … Read More
March 18, 2024
March 15, 2024
(The Atlantic) – The court had heard a complicated civil case touching on questions about the rights of families undergoing in vitro fertilization and the responsibilities of the fertility industry—questions that have long been neglected, to the great detriment of … Read More
March 14, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill on Wednesday that would ban TikTok from operating in the U.S. or force a sale, setting the stage for a final showdown in the Senate, where lawmakers signaled … Read More
March 14, 2024
(NPR) – A national survey of more than 2,000 high school seniors across the country found that more than 11% used a drug called delta-8 THC in the past year. The psychoactive compound is derived from hemp, and often called … Read More
March 13, 2024
(CNBC) – The European Union’s parliament on Wednesday approved the world’s first major set of regulatory ground rules to govern the mediatized artificial intelligence at the forefront of tech investment. The EU brokered provisional political consensus in early December, and … Read More
March 13, 2024
(CBC) – The father of a 27-year-old woman who has been approved for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) has asked a Calgary judge to dig into the circumstances that led to two of three doctors approving his daughter’s application. A … Read More
March 13, 2024
March 12, 2024
(Associated Press) – French president Emmanuel Macron has announced new legislation to legalize “aid in dying” that will allow adults facing end-of-life illness to take lethal medication, a first in the country. The move follows last year’s report indicating that … Read More
March 8, 2024
(Chicago Tribune) – For that reason, and others, we believe that Illinois should not pass this legislation and join the 11 jurisdictions (California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Montana, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont and Washington) that have … Read More
March 8, 2024
March 7, 2024
(Axios) – Two Alabama IVF clinics say they are reopening after Gov. Kay Ivey late Wednesday signed legislation to insulate providers from legal claims in the wake of a court ruling on the status of frozen embryos. Why it matters: … Read More
March 6, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Elizabeth Carr has always been a living symbol of fertility technology’s possibilities. Now she is the face of its challenges. Carr, 42 years old, is the first baby born by in vitro fertilization in the U.S. … Read More
March 6, 2024
(New York Times) – Legal experts said the bill, which Governor Kay Ivey has signaled she will sign, would be the first in the country to create a legal moat around embryos, blocking lawsuits or prosecutions if they are damaged … Read More
