On Thursday, the Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of an indictment against Nina Buckhalter, a Mississippi woman who suffered a stillbirth and was arrested in 2010 because of alleged drug use during her pregnancy. The decision is the latest in a string of prosecutions targeting women for failed pregnancies as conservative lawmakers look for more avenues to police pregnancy.
Month: August 2013
Bill Expanding Sperm Donors’ Parental Rights on Hold
A bill sparked by a custody dispute involving “The Lost Boys” actor Jason Patric that would allow certain sperm donors to seek paternity rights in court is on hold after a legislative hearing Tuesday.
Fertility Crisis Myth? Rates Unchanged, Even Though More Waiting to Have Kids
Women are delaying marriage and childbirth, but infertility rates in the United States haven’t really changed in 20 years, federal researchers reported Wednesday.
Study Finds Important Differences in the Way Clinicians Understand and Treat Early Menopause After Breast Cancer
Hormonal treatment for breast cancer causes menopause in over 80% of women in the first year of therapy, but now new research, published in the peer-reviewed journal Climacteric, has found that how these women are diagnosed and treated for menopausal symptoms can vary substantially according to which type of doctor a woman sees.
Jimmy Fallon and Wife Struggled with Infertility for Five Years
Jimmy Fallon and his wife welcomed a brand-new daughter less than a month ago, but he revealed that they spent years trying for a baby before it finally happened.
Assisted Reproduction: When Does a Father Become One?
SB 115, scheduled for a hearing in the California Assembly this week, is inspired by actor Jason Patric’s efforts to obtain custody of Gus, the son born to a former girlfriend through assisted reproduction. State law says a man is not a parent if he donates sperm to a woman other than his wife with the help of a doctor.
Women Become Pregnant Naturally After IVF
One in three Australian women who have their first baby with the help of infertility treatments become pregnant again without any assistance within two years.
One in three Australian women who have their first baby with the help of infertility treatments become pregnant again without any a
What You Need to Know About Vasectomies
Every couple reaches a point in their lives when children are no longer a desired option, and permanent birth control becomes a hot topic. For decades, women have endured the hormonal sways of the pill or endured invasive and sometimes painful procedures, such as a tubal ligation to inhibit pregnancy.
Infertility Summers……a Time to Think, Feel, Refuel and Plan
By Elaine R. Gordon, Ph.D.
Summer is kickback time for many…it is a time to slow down, reflect, and relax. However, if you are a fertility patient struggling to build a family, taking time off from treatment may be unthinkable. …
Can Fertility Clinics Deliver On Promises?
Just as birth control has given women the freedom to delay having children, reproductive medicine has allowed many to have babies after they thought it was too late.But in recent years, there have been more questions about whether the fertility industry can deliver on its promises.