How the Roe v. Wade decision puts fertility care at risk

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The overturning of Roe v. Wade has threatened access to family-planning care across the country, stretching beyond abortion and challenging fertility treatments as well.

Over the past 30 years, one million babies have been born in the U.S. with the help of fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization, and that number is only expected to grow. According to the CDC, 6.1 million women struggle to get or stay pregnant, and this doesn’t account for the hundreds of thousands of queer couples hoping to expand their families. 

Deanna Cuadra
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Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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