What: In an essay shared in honor of National Infertility Week, writer Lisa McCarty tells her arduous, ten-year journey to having two children. It included four embryo transfers and four miscarriages to have her second child.
Why it matters: It’s a reminder of how challenging the process can be, and how far science has to go in understanding reproductive health.
Source: Today.com
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A profile of Dr. Gabrielle Goodrick, a family medicine doctor and owner of a clinic in Arizona that performs abortions.
MAGA might dismiss this as a troll, but it’s always a joke until it’s not.
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