in-vitro fertilization (IVF)

A Pakistani woman named Rubab Shahid decided to freeze her eggs at age 38 due to societal pressures and lack of a suitable partner. She consulted an IVF specialist, who discouraged her, and later sought guidance from Dr. Nida Najmi, an obstetrics and gynaecology expert at Aga Khan University, to understand the egg-freezing process in Pakistan.

An anti-abortion group sued seven Utah fertility clinics, alleging their disposal of embryos during IVF violates the state’s wrongful-death law. The lawsuit highlights tensions within the anti-abortion movement over IVF practices, as some states have laws equating embryos with legal persons.

An anti-abortion group sued seven Utah fertility clinics, alleging embryo disposal during IVF violates the state’s wrongful-death law. The lawsuit highlights tensions between fetal personhood laws in multiple states and IVF practices, which often involve discarding unused embryos.