Infertility

• Can you afford a baby? Fertility advocates call on workplaces to update benefit plans

  Fertility patient groups say work benefit plans need to be updated to help cover expensive fertility treatments.

  Health

  Feb 9
• Doctors, patients call on Canadian employers to help cover cost of fertility treatments, drugs

  Fertility patient groups in Canada are calling on employers to improve fertility benefits as part of a new campaign called Fertility Benefits Matter.

  Health

  Feb 2
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• Manitoba judge rules province’s legislation concerning legal parentage unconstitutional

  "Families today don't look the same as they did 20 years ago."

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2020
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• Lawyer files constitutional challenge against Manitoba for outdated parentage laws

  A Winnipeg lawyer is filing a constitutional challenge surrounding how the Manitoba government defines legal parentage for couples who have children through assisted reproduction.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2020
• Alberta couple gutted by adoption agency closure: ‘We just want to be parents’

  For Alberta couple Linda Hoang and Mike Brown, the news their adoption agency is closing is another setback in their long and difficult journey to becoming parents.

  Canada

  May 29, 2020
• Closed clinics make for ‘soul-crushing’ Infertility Awareness Week: Winnipeg advocate

  Jon Waldman of Fertility Matters told 680 CJOB the closure of most fertility clinics across Canada has added more stress to an already emotionally-fraught experience for many couples.

  Health

  Apr 25, 2020
• Rule change makes it easier for women undergoing fertility treatment to access sperm from known donors

  As of Feb. 4, a change to Health Canada regulations will make using sperm donation from a friend or acquaintance for fertility treatment easier and cheaper.

  Lifestyle

  Feb 11, 2020
• Bill legalizing IVF for lesbians, single women passes in France

  French law currently allows in vitro fertilization and related procedures only for infertile heterosexual couples.

  World

  Oct 15, 2019
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• 73-year-old Indian woman gives birth to twin baby girls

  Erramatti Mangayamma had tried to conceive naturally for 57 years to no avail.

  Trending

  Sep 6, 2019
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• Charity that offers support to Canadians struggling with infertility could fold

  Fertility Matters Canada is one of the only national charities that helps people with infertility issues.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2019