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Michigan passes landmark law decriminalizing surrogacy & protecting LGBTQ+ parentage rights
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) described the legislation as long overdue, declaring, “Your family’s decisions should be up to you.”
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Gov. JB Pritzker declares Illinois a sanctuary state for IVF services
Illinois has long been considered one of the best states in which to undergo IVF, and the governor is making sure that stays true.
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Influential right-wing group releases alarming policy proposals to restrict IVF
They want to make IVF so difficult that no one will practice it anymore.
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Researchers are getting closer to creating human embryos with DNA from two men
There have been key developments, but it will still take years to get it right.
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House Republicans are outraged that veterans in same-sex marriages may get access to IVF
Four House Freedom Caucus members described IVF as “morally dubious” and said that it “should not be subsidized by the American taxpayer.”
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Lesbian moms gave birth to each other’s biological babies
It was the first time simultaneous reciprocal IVF was attempted in the UK.
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Alabama passes law to protect IVF without addressing underlying issue of whether embryos are people
Critics say the measure is just a band-aid for the larger legal questions raised by IVF in the state.
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Alabama’s IVF decision has fully annihilated the separation of church & state
The Justices had no shame in invoking God as the reason for their ruling, cementing Christianity’s domination over the country.
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GOP senator blocks IVF protection bill because it could lead to human-animal hybrids
The bill seeks to protect IVF, but Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith also claimed it would somehow allow minors to become surrogates without parental consent.
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Dems. plan to force vote on federal IVF bill & test Republicans who claim they support protections
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is leading the charge after using IVF to concieve her two children.