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 »
Speak Up & Be Heard: Infertility Advocacy Day 2012
Speak Up & Be Heard is one of my four guiding principles here at The Infertility Voice. It's one of the aspects of my infertility journey that fuels me and keeps me going. And that's why Advocacy Day 2012 is a perfect extension of Speak Up & Be Heard, because it gives … Read More »
Sperm and the Art of Personhood
It's the funniest thing this morning: after reading a couple of articles about three state legislators' attempts to fight back against absurd, anti-women measures in their own states, I simply cannot get "Just the Two of Us" out of my head. Here, let's share this earworm … Read More »
Thank You, Mississippi.
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 »
Tell Kathleen Sebelius that Infertility Matters!
Here's your quick moment of advocacy for a slow Friday: go sign RESOLVE's petition to the Secretary of Health & Human Services to demand that infertility treatments be included as essential benefits under The Affordable Care Act. Seriously? It literally takes about 40 … Read More »
7 Reasons Why Infertility Awareness Matters
Yesterday's #TruthAboutTrying Twitter chat with REDBOOK was simply amazing. For the first time, hundreds of us gathered to talk freely and openly about our infertility. This Twitter chat was probably one of the most liberating events in which I've participated online. Could you … 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 »