A European perspective on a turning point for embryo status and in  vitro fertilization in the United States

Amidst the march toward greater equality and freedom for women ’s rights, recent history reminds us of the fragile nature of these gains. The seismic shock of the 2022 overturn of Roe vs. Wade in the United States led to constitutionalizing of the freedom to undergo abortion in France in early March 2024 (1). These events underscored the prescience of philoso pher, novelist, and iconic figure in French feminism Simone de Beauvoir’s warning: “Never forget that it will only take a political, economic, or religious crisis for women’s rights to be put into question.
Source: Fertility and Sterility - Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Tags: Inklings Source Type: research