New bans on abortion have raised concerns over the future of fertility treatments like IVF. A reproductive lawyer weighs in on the implications.
RELATED: Roe v. Wade is overturned by Supreme Court
IVF — the process by which eggs are removed, fertilized in a lab to create an embryo and then implanted to create a pregnancy — is responsible for about 84,000 babies born annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's about 2% of all births.
But the wording of some states' anti-abortion laws is raising questions about the fate and legal status of those fertilized embryos, especially if conservative states pursue what are known as personhood laws, giving legal rights to embryos and fetuses.
Oklahoma, Louisiana and Nebraska, in particular, have already considered anti-abortion laws specifically granting protections to fertilized eggs, and other states' proposed "personhood" laws could do the same.
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Wait ! Baby formula shortage, remember ? time to legalize abortion 😀
Gratz on the baby
Ronnie Spector came out on an old Howard Stern show and did a parody of one of her songs. It was dedicated to Maury and Connie cause they were trying to get pregnant at al older age.
‘She cant have a baby.
Cause shes too old, old old old”
Original was Be My Baby
super expensive for fertility treatments .
There are different ways go about this! What they are discussing isn’t the only way!
We must find a final solution to the white male question .
have you tried developing an internal locus of control? lol
Have you ever tried leaving them alone?
Roe vs Wade was just a clump of cells that got aborted
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Nothing.🤡
Please believe that Jesus died on the cross for your sins he was buried and rose again on the 3rd day! Jesus loves you and is waiting with open arms!
Nothing. Majority of Americans are more concerned about the 50 plus people roasted to death.
Sad story. But I’m actually more concerned with my rights being stripped instead. This will kill way more than 50.
@Heisei Li No right was stripped, it wasn’t a right to begin with which is why they removed it from their decision making.
Isn’t IVF like the exact opposite of abortion?
propaganda… shocking…
Not a damn thing that’s what it means 🤡🌎
I mean this only effects those that can pay the tens of thousands of dollars price tag. I don’t really feel bad for people who throw away money on pipe dream treatments when it’s economically similar to just adopt.
I have no idea why people are so upset about the roe vs wade decision? It’s not like we outlawed dumpsters.
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Gotta bring in the interracial stuff for this propaganda