In a big win for LGBTQ and single people looking to start or grow their families, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) has just signed a bipartisan bill expanding coverage of fertility health care to be more inclusive.
Let’s get Pride rolling with a roundup of some news and stories about LGBTQ parents that I haven’t covered separately, including family profiles, political news and insights, new family building resources, and some simply cool things. Have a read, then go spread some rainbows!
Millions of LGBTQ people across the U.S. could benefit from the settlement in a class action lawsuit against healthcare insurance giant Aetna, which had been improperly making LGBTQ policyholders pay more out of pocket than others for fertility services. It builds upon a previous settlement and offers nationwide enforcement.
One person died and another was injured yesterday when a car bomb exploded in the parking lot of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California. The clinic will continue its services, however, and asserted, “From adversity, we choose hope.”
Infertility can come in different forms, both medical and social—but no matter how you may encounter it as an LGBTQ person, there are resources that can help. Here’s my latest list of websites, guides, memoirs, and more, in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week.
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed legislation yesterday updating the definition of “infertility” to make it more inclusive of LGBTQ and single people, and requiring large insurers to cover the diagnosis and treatment of (in)fertility services, including in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Healthcare insurance giant Aetna has agreed to a settlement after improperly making LGBTQ policyholders pay more out of pocket than others for fertility services.
Infertility can come in many forms—but no matter how you encounter it as an LGBTQ person, here’s my updated list of resources to help, in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week.
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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday that frozen embryos should be considered “children,” in a case that some fertility healthcare advocates are calling “a terrifying development,” with “devastating consequences” for people needing fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization (IVF). My spouse and I created our family via IVF, so this one’s personal to me.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) last Friday signed legislation expanding health insurance coverage requirements for infertility services and making them more inclusive of LGBTQ and single people.
