Hi. Did you at one time or do you currently have one of these? Adorbs, right? Buy it here.Oh, you don't? From left: Rep. Phil Jensen (R-SD), Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Rep. Bobby Franklin (R-GA).Then please stop trying to govern mine.If you have lady bits or know … Read More »
MA Infertility Mandate Update Signed Into Law!
Gov. Deval Patrick signs the Infertility Mandate updates into law on August 10, 2010. (Photo courtesy of Davina Fankhauser.)A little late on posting about this, but a major victory was achieved in Massachusetts last Tuesday, August 10: Governor Deval Patrick signed MA … Read More »
When advocacy pays off
Photo by Keiko Zoll....it feels GREAT. It's a great morning for Massachusetts. At the eleventh hour on the last day of legislative session, the Massachusetts infertility mandate update was passed favorably out of committee, and then passed the House and Senate! All we need now is … Read More »
The Mass. Infertility Mandate Needs Your Help!
If you live in Massachusetts, you have it pretty lucky when it comes to infertility coverage (unless of course your employer is self-insured). Mass. leads the nation as the gold standard for infertility coverage, but it has built up over twenty years of tarnish on its outdated … Read More »
Calling All Bay State IF Bloggers!
Do you live in Massachusetts?Are you living with infertility or have struggled with infertility in the past?Do you blog?I am looking for you!I'm working to create a network of Massachusetts-based infertility bloggers. We are extraordinarily lucky to live in a state with … Read More »
ICLW May Be Over, But NIAW is in Full Swing!
I did it. 170 blogs (3 went down since the list went up). 170 comments in 7 days. I made my first Iron Commenter! I have found so many new blogs to follow- check my right sidebar to who I've added. I've found a ton of adoption blogs- check out my left sidebar just to see all … Read More »
Dear Senator Scott Brown
I received an action alert email from a donor agency that Larry and I have been using to browse donor profiles. We haven't selected a donor, but it's a nice exercise in getting us at least mentally prepared for DE/IVF. The email linked to an article in yesterday's Boston Globe, … Read More »
Why all the hate on women’s health?
I'm hoppin' mad about the state of women's health care in this country right now. Recently, a national task force has made recommendations made about mammograms in women over 40. Today, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has made recommendations to … Read More »
RESOLVE Advocacy Day 2009
I'm doing my part by emailing & mailing elected officials, facebooking, and tweeting today... have you done your part?More Advocacy Day info here at RESOLVE.Demand affordable coverage for infertility treatment by insurance companies!Click here to download a template letter to … Read More »
RESOLVE Advocacy Day: Thur, June 25th!
If you haven't read already, this Thursday, June 25th is RESOLVE's Advocacy Day. Big stuff to talk about with lawmakers in DC, especially the House and Senate versions of the Family Building Act. Sadly, the media debacles known as "Octomom" and "John & Kate Plus STFU Already" … Read More »