January 19, 2021
(STAT News) – Government guidelines and news headlines alike have grouped those who are breastfeeding and pregnant together when talking about Covid vaccine safety. But as people try to make their own decisions without safety data, it might help to … Read More
January 14, 2021
(TIME) – When the coronavirus pandemic hit, fertility clinics braced themselves for a downturn. People have been avoiding the doctor’s office since the spring, first because they feared exposure to the virus and later because many people who have been … Read More
January 14, 2021
(The Guardian) – Argentina’s historic decision to legalize abortion will help spur reform across Latin America, the country’s gender minister has told the Guardian, as a new law allowing the practice goes into effect. The bill passed by congress on … Read More
January 13, 2021
(ABC News) – The Supreme Court ordered Tuesday that women must visit a doctor’s office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill during the COVID-19 pandemic, though similar rules for other drugs have been suspended during the … Read More
January 12, 2021
(Gizmodo) – Hollywood blockbusters such as X-men, Gattaca and Jurassic World have explored the intriguing concept of “germline genome editing” – a biomolecular technique that can alter the DNA of sperm, eggs or embryos. If you remove a gene that … Read More
January 4, 2021
(Washington Post) – With the exception of the smallpox vaccine, which can cause a rare but serious infection of the fetus, vaccines have been safe and enormously beneficial for pregnant women and their babies. Experts say the safety of the … Read More
December 30, 2020
(Associated Press) – Argentina on Wednesday became the largest nation in Latin America to legalize elective abortion, a triumph for a feminist movement that overcame a last-minute appeal by Pope Francis to his compatriots and could pave the way for … Read More
December 29, 2020
(The Guardian) – England’s first not-for-profit IVF clinic is to open in London next year, run by a charity better known for providing abortions. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service, which has been helping women terminate pregnancies for more than 50 … Read More
December 24, 2020
(Australia Broadcasting Co) – The class action centres on the way in which Monash IVF conducted genetic testing on embryos to uncover abnormalities. There are two ways to conduct such testing: the first method is through a biopsy, which involves … Read More
December 22, 2020
(BBC) -As the long-awaited coronavirus vaccine begins to roll out, it’s already clear that not everyone will have access. For pregnant and breastfeeding women, this access will depend on where they live. Clinical trials for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine did not … Read More
