Abortion-ban 'trigger laws' with 'very broad language about when life begins' could disrupt fertility care at a time when rates are declining, experts say
Business InsiderAPR 2022
While this news doesn't mean that everyone struggling with fertility issues should abruptly go out and start IVF, it does show that the evidence such procedures do not lessen a woman's chances of natural pregnancy was there all along. In light of this study, scientists and doctors should push harder to provide cheaper access to IVF.
While this is positive news, it risks distracting from the fact that the medical field seems to have given up on the underlying causes of infertility, as well as the overall health impacts of infertility and assisted reproductive technology. Health issues such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis affect both fertility and quality of life, yet the medical establishment has neglected them. For the sake of improving women's lives, we should not only be looking to solve infertility, but to better understand and treat the complexities relating to female fertility.