‘Don’t Talk About Baby’ Challenges The Silence About Stillbirth, Miscarriage, And Infertility
The documentary film explores the source of the cultural silence about the deaths of new and unborn babies, and how we can get away from it to bring families healing.
Why Handing Out Birth Control Will Not Help Women Manage Fertility The Way They Want
Long-acting reversible contraceptives might not be the godsend that people keep claiming––especially if doctors aren’t informing their patients properly.
Michelle Obama May Have Chosen IVF, But That Doesn’t Mean You Should
Michelle Obama’s vulnerability can encourage others facing similar struggles to open up. It can also encourage them to view IVF as a viable option. But is it a moral one?
‘#BigFertility’ Documentary Exposes 3 Ways Surrogacy Harms Children
Embryos are routinely manufactured according to specification — their genetic makeup is literally chosen from a catalogue.
Study: If Trends Continue, All Men May Be Infertile By End Of Century
The findings are sufficiently clear in the data that it’s time to take seriously that men really may be losing some degree of their biological fertility.
Lawyer’s 7 Miscarriages Lead To The Infertility Memoir Everyone Needs To Read
While Elizabeth Katkin’s surrogacy story will unsettle some readers, the bioethical questions her book surfaces should trouble every American.
Freezer Malfunctions Underscore The Dark Realities Of Artificial Reproduction
The recent malfunctions at two major fertility clinics expose more than just the technical failures of the assisted reproductive technologies industry.
Screenwriter Jeff Howard Talks ‘Before I Wake,’ Personal Tragedy, And Netflix Bringing Back Mid-Level Film
As I watched Netflix’s ‘Before I Wake,’ I told the late-night tweeterverse how excellent I thought the film. The film’s screenwriter, Jeff Howard, messaged me in response.
Why The Embryo Adoption Industry Is Not Pro-Life
As long as the business of creating surplus embryos remains unregulated in the United States, donating and adopting embryonic children increases the demand for it.
Male Fertility Is Not In Crisis Because Of Plastic
A hot, new, headline-grabbing study claims men in Western countries have a lower sperm count than their counterparts in South America, Asia, and Africa, all due to plastic.
In ‘4:44,’ Jay-Z Raps A Father’s Perspective On Infertility
Jay and Bey are helping others on fertility journeys know they’re not alone. For those facing setbacks on the road to building a family, that in itself is meaningful.
6 Ways To Love Your Infertile Friend
My friend asked me how to balance honesty about the difficulties of fertility with sympathy for her friends who couldn’t have kids. Here are some ideas.
Why You Should Consider Foster Care If You’re Infertile
Infertile couples are desperately wanting and waiting for children. Foster children are children desperately wanting and waiting for parents this very moment.
Why You Should Consider Starting Your Family Earlier Than You’re Planning
You’re never too young to meet your future spouse. And start your family while you’re still young, because it only gets harder with age.
Second Lady Karen Pence Opens Up About Her Struggles With Infertility
‘I didn’t care about fame or fortune, big house, fancy career, nice car—none of that has ever been important to me. I just wanted to be a mom.’
Stop Telling People To Be So Sensitive About Miscarriage On Facebook
What I don’t understand is a post going around on Facebook this week: ‘With April 1 coming up, PLEASE do not pull the ‘pretending to be pregnant’ prank on Facebook.’
For Beyoncé And Many Women, Having A Baby Is Indeed A Miracle
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s willingness to publicly address a past miscarriage, their struggle to conceive this time around, and joyfully embrace their twins is important.
Ten Years Later, Critics Still Love—And Misunderstand—’Children of Men’
The critical adoration for ‘Children of Men’ is largely misplaced. The movie is technically brilliant, but fails even as the sort of political agitprop its admirers would like it to be.
We’re Still Waiting For A Better Memoir About Infertility
A new book, ‘The Art of Waiting: On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood,’ tackles and important and often ignored topic—but needlessly hops up on a political soapbox.