Nicholas Maggipinto and his husband, Corey Briskin. The Brooklyn couple has sued New York city, alleging it discriminated by not covering IVF for same-sex male couples in its health plan. A Brooklyn couple's lawsuit argues that gay men have no way to prove they're "infertile" under the city's employee health plan. [ more › ]
The insurance giant will ensure fertility treatments are covered equally for all members, both same-sex and straight.
An international team of scientists has uncovered toxic metals in mineral phosphate fertilizers worldwide by using a new tool to identify the spread and impact of such contaminants on soil, water resources, and food supply.
Snyder: "Demographic Winter Is Coming" As Fertility Rates Plummet All Over The Globe Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog, Fertility rates have fallen way below replacement level throughout the entire industrialized world, and this is starting to cause major problems all over the globe. Aging populations are counting on younger generations to take care of them as they get older, but younger generations are not nearly large enough to accomplish that...
A Tennessee woman said that her state's stringent abortion law "took away" her chance to have children in the future after she was denied the procedure during a distressed pregnancy.Speaking with The Independent, 34-year-old Breanna Cecil said that her fetus was diagnosed with acrania at her first ultrasound appointment in January 2023 after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Acrania is a rare, fatal condition in which the fetus does not have skull bones.According to Cecil's account, despite doctors telling...
Canada’s fertility rate hit a record low of 1.33 children per woman in 2022, according to a recently released report by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
Nutrien Ltd., the world’s largest maker of fertilizers, said demand has been strong in the US while expectations for better conditions later this year in Brazil will further aid sales — a potential turnaround for the crop-nutrients sector that’s been struggling with falling prices.
IVF is far from a foolproof way to ensure higher birth rates. The one thing it nearly always guarantees is the commodification of human life.
In a historic win for the LGBTQ+ community, Aetna reached a settlement today with a group of plaintiffs alleging medical discrimination in their fertility coverage. The insurance company is paying […]
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. fertility rate has slowed to a new record low, according to an analysis recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But experts said there does not appear to be any one policy that could reverse a complex trend. Experts who spoke with OSV News suggested that […] The post Fertility decline a complex trend beyond any one policy solution, economists say first appeared on OSV News.
The lawsuit filed by two siblings accuses the late Dr Joseph Plautz of committing fertility fraud
Olivia Munn opens up about breast cancer and fertility issues in 1st TV interview since revealing her most recent surgeries as part of her breast cancer journey.