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Movie Review: Netflix's 'Joy' is a loud cheer for fertility, for never giving up — and science

Nov. 20, 2024 11:07 AM EST

Toward the end of Netflix's “Joy,” the muffled cry of a newborn baby prompts a man and woman in a hospital to embrace out of pure bliss. They aren't the parents, but they had as much to do with the birth as the mom and dad. This charming and winning movie charts the decade-long...

Supreme Court rejects IVF clinic's appeal of Alabama frozen embryo ruling

Oct. 07, 2024 20:03 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review an Alabama ruling that triggered concerns about in vitro fertilization availability by allowing couples to pursue wrongful death lawsuits over the the accidental destruction of frozen embryos. A fertility...

California expands access to in vitro fertilization with new law requiring insurers to cover it

Sep. 30, 2024 14:29 PM EDT

Having a baby via in vitro fertilization is about to become more accessible for many Californians after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring certain health insurers to cover the fertility treatment. IVF is a process in which eggs are retrieved from the ovaries and fertilized by...