A law passed this session to end discrimination against lesbian couples seeking advanced fertility treatments in Maryland may have “inadvertently” introduced discrimination against straight couples, according to Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh.
Month: April 2015
U Fertility Med Center Will Close in Summer
The University of Minnesota’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health is closing its Reproductive Medicine Center this summer, after three of its physicians announced their departure.
Senate Repeals SGR Just Before the Deadline
With just hours to go before an automatic 21% cut in Medicare fees was scheduled to take effect, the Senate passed legislation to repeal the much-reviled sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.
China Cracks Down on Surrogate Births, Even as Infertility Rises
The central government has said it will take a tougher stance on surrogacy, a practice that has grown underground in China as infertility has increased.
9 Fertility Myths — Debunked
When it comes to baby-related old wives’ tales, we don’t know about you, but we’ve sure heard some real doozies. Read on to get to the bottom of a few common mistruths.
Sheer Agony, Silently Endured
She laughs bitterly when she speaks of sex with her husband. “Forget it,” she says, “the pain is too much. It’s been an issue in our marriage for a while… us not having sex. He must be fed up with me by now.
Pregnant at 65: Miracle of Medicine
The German primary school teacher is said to be in her 21st week of pregnancy and feeling “fit.” If her pregnancy progresses well, as hoped, Ms Raunigk will be the oldest to give birth to quadruplets, but not the oldest mum to give birth to a child – that official record is held by Maria del Carmen Bousada Lara, who give birth to twins in Spain in 2006, at the age of 66, although some say it belongs to Omkari Panwar, who is believed to have been 70 when she gave birth to twins in India in 2008.
Egg Donor Money: Fertility Clinic Offers Women $5000
A nationwide chain of fertility clinics is offering $5000 to cover the expenses of egg donors, a first for Australia that some fear could act as an inducement. Egg Donors Australia, an initiative of City Fertility Centre, is offering the amount to cover what are classified as reasonable expenses.
Updates: Fertility Coverage For Same-Sex Couples, Damage Awards Against Counties
Senators tried last-ditch efforts to change two hotly debated bills — a bill granting fertility treatment insurance coverage to same-sex couples and another that would give bigger civil awards to people harmed by local government employees — as the legislative session nears its close on Monday. Sen. Bryan Simonaire, R-Anne Arundel, tried to make a change on Friday to HB 838, “Coverage for Infertility Services,”
Updates: Fertility Coverage For Same-Sex Couples, Damage Awards Against Counties
Senators tried last-ditch efforts to change two hotly debated bills — a bill granting fertility treatment insurance coverage to same-sex couples and another that would give bigger civil awards to people harmed by local government employees — as the legislative session nears its close on Monday. Sen. Bryan Simonaire, R-Anne Arundel, tried to make a change on Friday to HB 838, “Coverage for Infertility Services,”