Keep Fertility Treatments a Family Building Option in Arizona
Posted on February 22, 2010 - Filed Under Infertility, Patient Advocacy, Resources, Womens Issues | 4 Comments
The Arizona Alert from RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association: The Arizona legislature will be voting on four bills in the next few days — Senate Bill 1306 and 1307, and House Bill 2651 and 2652 – which will impose new and unprecedented restrictions on donor egg treatment for infertility and impact a clinic’s ability to [...]
Read More..>>AZ Infertility Patients Rights at Risk – Immediate Action Needed
Posted on February 13, 2010 - Filed Under Infertility, Patient Advocacy, Womens Issues | 5 Comments
In the State of Arizona, both the House and the Senate are going to hear bills on Wednesday, Feb. 17th that will impact egg donor availability. Below is an email from RESOLVE’s advocacy committee: “The Arizona legislature is quickly pushing two bills — Senate Bill 1306 and House Bill 2651 – which will impose new [...]
Read More..>>Positive Legislation in Maryland!
Posted on January 27, 2010 - Filed Under Infertility, Patient Advocacy, Resources, Womens Issues | Leave a Comment
News from RESOLVE regarding legislation in Maryland. Great news! A bill has been introduced in the Maryland House of Delegates that would change the current infertility insurance mandate to allow more people to access insurance benefits. Currently the waiting period for insurance coverage is two years for a history of infertility before the insurance mandate [...]
Read More..>>CNN and Frozen Embryos
Posted on September 2, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility, Womens Issues | 1 Comment
Yesterday in the health section of CNNhealth.com was the article from Parenting.com “What happens to extra embryos after IVF?” Topics about infertility are making headline news, and it’s not about a crazy woman with 13 kids! This is progress. Yesterday, my husband calls me and said, “Hey, you are quoted on CNN.com.” I asked him [...]
Read More..>>Thyroid and Fertility
Posted on July 20, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility, Resources, Womens Issues | 1 Comment
Every now and then I come across information that might be beneficial to the readers of this blog. If you are just beginning your fertility journey here is something to consider…According to Dr. Mark Starr, the thyroid gland is often overlooked when a woman has difficultly conceiving. In his article An inexpensive fix for infertility, [...]
Read More..>>June 25th Advocacy Day
Posted on June 24, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility, Resources, Womens Issues | 2 Comments
It’s time for women and men who struggle with infertility to speak about their experiences. RESOLVE is organizing an Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. on June 25th. If you are in the DC area, consider scheduling your appointment to be heard. Visit the RESOLVE website for more information. Twitter about this event too: “June 25 [...]
Read More..>>President Obama’s Agenda – For Women
Posted on March 6, 2009 - Filed Under Womens Issues | 2 Comments
What do you think about the items on President Obama’s agenda on womens issues? There are a few items that are of interest to me because I would like to see infertility treated as any other disease and therefore covered by insurance treatments. This is a great short article by Diane Saarinen on what other [...]
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