Today, I blog for choice as part of NARAL's Blog for Choice Day on the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade. According to a recent poll by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, most Americans under 30 don't even know what Roe v. Wade is about. I turn 31 in May, so I just … Read More »
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CD6: “No woman came up to me.”
For those playing along at home, Cycle Day 6 ultrasound and blood work updates/results will be posted at the very bottom of this post just as soon as I hear back from my clinic. I grew up watching Blossom. I had my own Blossom hat. In fact, here's proof: (That pic, FYI, … Read More »
Advocacy Day 2012: Vignettes, Voices and Images
It was a longer trek than I thought from the Senate building to the Metro station and I was thankful that the weather had held up so beautifully. The sun was shining, the breeze tempering just the right amount of chill to dry the tiny beads of sweat forming along my eyebrows as … Read More »
New Hampshire: Call your State Senators RIGHT NOW to oppose HB217! (UPDATED)
Jump to the update below ↓ (And because the most spectacular flame war to ever hit this blog happened, comments are now turned off, for everyone's sake.) I have literally been juggling three different browser windows and on the phone with New Hampshire lawmakers … Read More »
The Little Fertility Clinic That Could… and Almost Didn’t
And now, a simple tale of one doctor's attempt to build a fertility clinic, nearly thwarted by politics this week. Naperville, Illinois is a suburb about 45 minutes west of Chicago and is home to just over 140,000 people. The median age of Naperville residents sits right … Read More »
A Look Back at 2011: The Year of the Zoll
Chinese astrology dictates that 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. Team Zoll, that is, Larry and I, heartily disagree. 2011 was the Year of the Zoll, you see. No, really: We started noticing this shortly after the New Year this year as we wrote the date. 2011, when written, … Read More »
Bracing Myself
The vote on Mississippi Initiative 26 happens tomorrow. I have already written about what this means for infertility patients. But I need to talk about what this means for women. It's not just about outlawing abortion. MS 26 outlaws women in Mississippi from making informed … Read More »
2011 RESOLVE of New England Conference Live Blog
Welcome to the 2011 RESOLVE of New England Infertility & Adoption Conference Live Blog! I'll be posting throughout the day with the most recent updates at the top of this post. I'll also be live-tweeting from both @miriamshope & @ResolveNewEng with hashtag #RNE2011. Follow along … Read More »
Mississippi Initiative 26 Threatens Infertility Treatment for All
Folks, it's happening again. Conservative legislators have decided that a) women apparently don't know what's best for their bodies and b) are threatening access to vital healthcare services and procedures for women. Allow me to present to you: Mississippi Ballot Initiative … Read More »
Infertility in the News
I realize it's been a while since I did one of these so I thought between the ASRM Annual Conference this week and REDBOOK's groundbreaking infertility Twitter chat at 2pm tomorrow (which, you'll totally be there, right?) I thought now was as good a time as any to share some … Read More »
