BETHESDA, Maryland, Feb. 29 -- The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: On February 16, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in LePage v. Mobile Infirmary Clinic that embryos are considered children from the point of fertilization. This decision sets a dangerous precedent that threatens modern fertility healthcare and patients' ability to conceive via in vitro fertilization (IVF). Since the Court's announcement, multiple clinics   more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Feb. 29 -- The Endocrine Society issued the following news release: The Endocrine Society is calling for members of Congress to support federal legislation protecting access to in vitro fertilization (IVF). The Access to Family Building Act (S.3612/H.R.7056), proposed by Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), would ensure people can access safe, effective IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies to start or grow their famil  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following statement on Feb. 28, 2024: * * * "Yesterday, a Trump judge left pregnant workers employed by the state of Texas with no clear path to enforcing their right to a workplace accommodation under the newly passed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. "This is just the latest attempt to strip us of control over our lives and turn back the clock on progress for gender justice. Coming on the heels of the Alabama IVF decision, this  more