Nearly ‘one child in every classroom’ is typically born using IVF in UK
Official data shows rise in single patients and female same-sex couples opting for assisted fertility treatments
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Sperm from cancer-risk donor used to conceive at least 67 children across Europe
Case of man carrying rare genetic variant fuels calls for limit on number of children that can be fathered by one donorThe sperm of a man carrying a rare cancer-causing mutation was used to conceive at least 67 children, 10 of whom have since been diag…
Italy’s high court rules both same-sex mothers can be named on birth certificates
Italy’s highest court ruled Thursday that women in same-sex couples who become mothers through IVF both have the right to be recognised on the birth certificate. Previously, some cities recognised only the biological parent, leaving non-biological mot…
Italian top court upholds ban on IVF for single women
Constitutional judges, in separate ruling, uphold parent rights for women in same-sex partnerships
Europe seeks to capitalize on America’s Trump-driven brain drain
The EU’s body for scientific research, as well as local, regional and national governments, are mobilizing to poach top U.S. scholars.
The anti-women ‘fertilization president’ who wants to have it both ways
Trump’s executive order supposedly expanding IVF access offered nothing concrete beyond a weird nickname for himselfDonald Trump has clearly been spending far too much time with Elon-I-offer-my-sperm-to-everyone-who-crosses-my-path-Musk. It seems like …
The boom of in vitro fertilization in Poland after the return of the Liberals to power
After eight years of being put on hold by the previous national-conservative government, the public funding program for IVF procedures is now seeing a real rush.
How are fertility treatments handled around the EU?
With the U-turn of Poland’s public funding for IVF treatment, all EU member states now support this fertility treatment. However, the conditions and waiting times vary among the 27.
Poland welcomes first birth since IVF policy change
Poland welcomes first birth since IVF policy change
London has the highest birth rates among over-40s. But what’s driving the shift?
Housing costs, career focus and access to IVF has driven people to delay parenthood in the capital
Republican Tom Kean Jr. fends off challenge from activist Sue Altman
Incumbent Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has defeated Democratic challenger Sue Altman in New Jersey’s closely watched 7th district race, The Associated Press projected. The 7th Congressional District was the most competitive federal contest in the state and expected to help determine control of the narrowly divided House. The district has slightly more registered Republicans than Democrats, although […]
Harris unleashes the star power of Beyoncé at raucous Houston rally
The vice president is trying to recapture the energy from the start of her campaign.
Trump, Republicans thrown back on defense on abortion
Donald Trump and Republicans know they have a problem with women on abortion. Three weeks before the election, it’s showing up everywhere. Across a series of debates over a roughly 24-hour span, Republicans twisted and tangled themselves on the issue: In Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz repeatedly declined to say whether he supports allowing abortions in cases of incest or […]
Who won the day? Harris
Harris won the day because she reached out to Republicans more successfully than Trump reached out to women.
Crypto has quietly become one of the biggest electoral players. You wouldn’t know it from their ads.
Super PACs funded by the crypto industry are pouring massive amounts into congressional races, and not a single ad actually mentions crypto.
Italy’s single women fight for the right to IVF
Currently the government only permits heterosexual, married women to undergo treatment
Walz downplays past false statements in rare interview
The Minnesota governor also attempted to make a stronger case for the Democratic ticket.
Commission still analysing Hungarian infringement review, nationalisation of IVF centres under scrutiny
The government’s interventions in fertility care, aimed at addressing falling birth rates, raised eyebrows in the European Commission. As a result, the Commission initiated an infringement procedure due to regulations limiting access to reproductive tr…
How the Trump-Vance platform could win or lose
Donald Trump never stops talking about immigration, trade and the economy. Those policy areas have animated all three of the former president’s campaigns for the White House, and he often finds ways to morph other topics into border security, tariffs, taxes and inflation when he’s riffing on the campaign trail. And for years — amid […]
Harris blames ‘Trump abortion ban’ for deaths of two Georgia women
The vice president’s remarks came at a speech in Atlanta.
Republicans block Democratic bill on IVF protections
As Trump pitches himself as a “leader on IVF,” GOP senators dismiss the legislation as a Democratic stunt.
Die Fed will den Leitzins senken — hilft das Harris?
US-Politik für Sie entschlüsselt. Jeden Tag in Ihrem Postfach. Im Browser anzeigen oder hier anhören von JAKOB HANKE VELA Mit CARLOTTA DIEDERICH DIE TOP-THEMEN — LEITZINS-ENTSCHEIDUNG: Die US-Notenbank Fed wird heute wahrscheinlich den Leitzins zum ersten Mal in mehr als vier Jahren senken. Die Entscheidung wird weltweit genau beobachtet. — PUTIN HILFT TRUMP: Microsoft hat […]
Democrats target Trump’s muddled abortion message
The Harris campaign launched a bus tour on reproductive rights in the former president’s adopted home state of Florida, where abortion laws are a centerpiece of the forthcoming election.
Harris and Trump brace for final sprint in ‘snap election’
The race is not only tight nationally, but in a broader range of states than before.
How Republicans and Democrats paint starkly different pictures of America
This summer’s conventions featured strongly diverging visions of the future — and the present.
Trump says he opposes six-week abortion ban adopted by his home state of Florida
But the former president won’t say whether he’ll vote for the ballot measure to overturn the new restriction.
Trump’s pledge to be ‘great for women and their reproductive rights’ angers advocates
The former president invoked language more commonly used by Democrats, and anti-abortion advocates quickly took notice of his tonal shift.
UK sperm donations being exported to sidestep 10-family limit
Exclusive: Legal loophole means there is no restriction on making sperm or eggs available for additional fertility treatments abroad‘You feel a bit mass-produced’: donor-conceived people on the export of UK spermSperm donated in the UK is being exporte…
Where Harris and Walz stand on 2024’s biggest policy issues
The rise of the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket filled an already chaotic campaign year with “brat” and “weird” and flipped the Democratic Party’s misery into a cautious euphoria. Now, the pair has 11 weeks to sell voters on what a Harris-Walz administration might actually mean. There are areas where the duo are effectively in lockstep […]
Tim Walz’s personal story spotlights IVF. That could be a problem for Republicans.
Walz is framing IVF as an issue that affects men, too.
Your Tim Walz policy guide: Where he stands on abortion, unions, energy and more
The Minnesota governor may bring rural appeal but his policies reflect a progressive agenda.
55 Things to Know About Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ Pick for VP
The governor of Minnesota had a career in the National Guard and as a high school teacher before he got into politics in the early 2000s.
Usha Vance calls ‘childless cat ladies’ comments a ‘quip’
Since joining former President Donald Trump’s ticket, JD Vance has come under significant public scrutiny over resurfaced comments.
JD Vance says he’s not a hater of ‘childless cat ladies’
Vance’s comments come after a yearsold video clip went viral this week which shows him questioning some Democrats for not having biological children.
My queer friends in Italy are so worn down by discrimination, they don’t notice it. Here’s why | Viola Di Grado
Giorgia Meloni is trampling what few rights the LGBTQ+ community has – so many just feel grateful to be ‘tolerated’I was chatting online the other day with a female friend who is undergoing IVF in Italy to have a child with her girlfriend. IVF for lesb…
Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers after frozen embryo ruling
A court ruling stating that frozen embryos are children caused chaos in Alabama as it forced IVF providers to put their services on pause.
Our Body review – a brave, unblinking, hospital’s-eye view of women’s health
Documentarist Claire Simon films women, including herself, receiving care in a women’s health, obstetrics and gynaecology ward at a Parisian hospitalFilm-maker Claire Simon operates the camera herself for this extraordinary film, assuming the tradition…