IVF, fertility help costs are rising. For many that means ‘reconsidering’ – National

Cayley Benjamin and her husband sought fertility treatment after many months of trying to have another child — one of the many Canadians who turn to medical help, but increasingly struggle with the costs. “We were able to conceive and I had a miscarriage just over two years ago,” she said, speaking to Global News … Read more

For families struggling with infertility, IVF access poses more difficulty: experts – National

Experts are welcoming the news B.C. will soon start funding in vitro fertilization (IVF), saying it can help people struggling to grow their family with accessing care that can be prohibitively expensive. “Unfortunately, many people do require IVF to start and to grow their families,” Dr. Kimberly Liu, head of the University of Toronto’s Reproductive … Read more

Alabama court rules frozen embryos are children. What this could mean for IVF – National

The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, raising concerns about how the decision could affect in vitro fertilization, commonly known as IVF. The decision issued in wrongful death cases brought by couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident could potentially leave clinics vulnerable to … Read more