by Dawn Smith-PlinerCan you imagine waving good bye to your son as he gets on the school bus for his first day of school and never seeing him again?  A parent's worst  fear--losing a child.  Well, that is what happened to  Encarnacion Bail Romero, an illegal ...

By Andy Igrejas, Campaign Director for Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Wednesday’s successful Senate vote on the Safe Chemicals Act was an important milestone by any measure. It was the first vote on a comprehensive overhaul of our chemical safety system in 36 years. It means ...

by Corey Whelan All eyes are on London for the Summer Olympics, which begin on July 27th. Literally thousands of athletic hopefuls will converge upon the city, with adrenaline running through their veins and a story to tell. Included in the roster of potential Gold Medalists is 25 year-old world ...

by Michael S. Goldstein, Esq., LCSW New York, New York it’s a hell of a town.  Well not just a town, but the entire state has been one of the strictest prohibitors of surrogacy since 1992.  Sections 121-124 of the New York Domestic Relations Law outlawed surrogate parenting by ...

by S. Fenella Das Gupta, Ph.D., Neuroscience Hey! Why not? Cheaper than a co-pay, right? “The poor pitiful women that can't afford to go out of state [to have an abortion] are just going to start doing them at home with a coat hanger…. but hey! you have to have some moral values ...

by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.             Time Magazine recently reported that since the birth of Baby Louise who was born in 1978 there have been approximately 5 million babies born as a result of assisted reproductive treatment.  For ...

China’s one child policy came into force in 1980 and restricted most families in China from having more than one child as a means of controlling the population.  The Chinese government’s justification for the policy lies in their assertion that it has prevented an additional 400 ...

 by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.             The Chicago Tribune just released the results of a survey done by the independent, non-partisan Kaiser Family Foundation.  They polled approximately 1,200 women and asked them their views on ...

By S. Fenella Das Gupta,  PhD Neuroscience A team of researchers led by Dr. Lee Smith at the University of Edinburgh have identified a gene, Katnal1, involved in male infertility. The expression of this gene is required for the release of mature sperm. So, when it’s disrupted only ...

by Ken Mosesian, Executive Director, The American Fertility Association Over 200 people attended The American Fertility Association’s fund raiser, IlluminationsLA 2012, celebrating those who have made a difference in the areas of fertility and family building. This year, we recognized Dr. ...