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IVF Clinic Explains What We Lost When CDC Team Was Cut

What: The founder of CCRM Fertility, a national chain of fertility clinics, has an op-ed in Stat calling for more regulation in the IVF industry, particularly in the wake of the Trump administration cutting CDC’s IVF oversight group.

Key Line: “Without the CDC’s Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance team, that transparency is all but lost and subject to marketing. Of particular concern is the potential for certain clinics to disengage from the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology… which could help clinics prioritize profitability over ethics.”

Source: Stat

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