Fertility treatment given special emphasis as Trump Rx site goes live Experts say discounts on IVF procedures an attempt to fulfil campaign promise but savings only a fraction of total cost The Guardian - US · Feb 16
Mike Johnson strips military IVF coverage from defense bill – report House speaker worked behind the scenes to strip provision after it was added as an amendment earlier this year The Guardian - US · Dec 8, 2025
Private firms are trying to fill research gaps, but their ‘puny’ budgets are no match for federal funds Trump and Musk have gut National Institutes of Health and experts are wary of private efforts’ ability to replicate public service The Guardian - US · May 1, 2025
Trump’s IVF order: a PR move that gives pronatalists cause for cheer The order doesn’t fulfill campaign pledges, but does cement the administration’s reputation for promoting childbearing The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2025
Extreme weather drives travellers to take ‘coolcations’ Travel companies have noticed – and it’s a big trend for 2024 The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2024
Alabama couples drop wrongful death lawsuit over destroyed IVF embryos Last couple in lawsuit have not yet dismissed claims that led to court ruling that embryos are ‘extrauterine children’ The Guardian - US · Aug 1, 2024
Alabama’s supreme court ruled embryos are ‘extrauterine children’. IVF patients are worried The state’s sweeping ruling leaves doctors and patients scrambling to untangle its implications for frozen embryos The Guardian - US · Feb 21, 2024
More companies help with fertility care, but it is still out of reach for many Coverage of fertility treatments remains hard to find in many corners of health insurance even as it grows briskly with big employers that see it as a must-have benefit to keep workers The Independent UK · May 16, 2023
IVF treatment can continue under Texas’ current abortion law, experts say Doctors and legal experts say Texas’ anti-abortion laws haven’t yet affected fertility treatments, and it appears an unlikely target for anti-abortion groups in the state for now. The Texas Tribune · Jul 13, 2022
The Supreme Court's Dobbs Decision Threatens Assisted Reproduction IVF at "significant risk" Reason · Jun 27, 2022
IVF treatment faces ‘clear and present danger’ from US anti-abortion effort Warning from reproductive rights advocate comes as US states pass or debate legislation that would give full rights to embryos The Guardian - US · May 12, 2022