The XX Factor : IVF

Sexism, Collusion, and the Price of Eggs

Kerry Howley — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:02:00 GMT

I had been avoiding this paper on collusion and price-fixing in the fertility industry because I feared it would send me into a Joe-Wilsonesque fit of rage. But Robin Marantz Henig’s solid DoubleX piece on state laws banning compensation for ova got me...(read more)

Ethics and Embryo Laws

Liza Mundy — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:50:00 GMT

Holly's eloquent post is a testament to the difficulties that beset legislators and ordinary people when it comes to thinking through the ethics involved in making policy regarding human embryos, stem cells, IVF treatment, and reproductive freedom. Congrats...(read more)

Why Georgia's IVF Bill Is Evil

Holly Allen — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:03:00 GMT

A version of Senate Bill 169, the Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act , was passed by the Georgia Senate today. As an Atlanta resident who had IVF to become pregnant and is currently sitting on six frozen embryos, struggling with what to do next, this...(read more)

Eight Is Too Many

Bonnie Goldstein — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:44:00 GMT

At first, the media and medical establishment tsk-tsking over irresponsible fertility treatments seemed a bit, er, premature in the coverage of the California woman who delivered eight babies totaling over 16 pounds at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower, this...(read more)