FDA Approves First-Ever Drug for Postpartum Depression
Giving hope to the 1 in 9 women who experience postpartum depression, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug to treat PPD.
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Gay Couple Sue Fertility Clinic for Sperm Mix-Up
A gay couple from Brooklyn has sued a Connecticut fertility clinic and doctor for mixing up their sperm.
Read moreLawsuit Claims Doctor Inseminated Patient With His Own Sperm
A California mother and daughter filed suit against a Sacramento doctor in state court on Tuesday, saying he artificially inseminated the mother with his own semen without permission and then performed gynecological exams on his own daughter unbeknownst to her for years.
Read moreChina Drafts Rules on Biotech After Gene-Editing Scandal
China has unveiled draft regulations on gene editing and other potentially risky biomedical technologies after a Chinese scientist’s claim of helping to create gene-edited babies roiled the global science community.
Read moreSixth Circuit Takes Up Ohio Ban on Down Syndrome Abortion
Fighting a preliminary injunction before the Sixth Circuit, Ohio argued Wednesday that a state law outlawing abortions if a woman’s decision is based on indications that a fetus has Down syndrome is constitutional.
Read moreJudge Strikes Down Iowa Fetal-Heartbeat Law
The Iowa Legislature’s latest effort to ban early-term abortions was struck down as unconstitutional Tuesday by a state judge who said the detection of a heartbeat does not necessarily indicate a viable pregnancy.
Read moreLawsuit Over Birth in Milwaukee Jail Headed to Trial
A federal judge ruled Friday that a jury will hear a case against a nurse and correctional officer working at the Milwaukee County Jail on the night an inmate claims she was forced to give birth in her cell without any medical care, before being shackled during a week of postpartum treatment.
Read moreJudge Blocks Employer Exemption From Birth-Control Rules in in 14 States
A federal judge in Oakland on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from allowing 14 states to let employers opt out of covering birth control for their employees’ health insurance on religious grounds.
Read moreWide Exemptions to Contraceptive Mandate Draw Fire in PA
With new religious exemptions to the contraceptive mandate set to dawn on Monday, a lawyer for Pennsylvania urged the federal judge who put the new rule on hold in 2017 to issue a new injunction.
Read moreStudy Finds Decades-Long Delay in Breast Cancer Protection From Pregnancy
Shedding new light on old research about how young pregnancy can reduce a woman’s risk of breast cancer, the National Institute of Health reported Friday that such benefits do not appear to kick for several decades.
Read moreIowa Judge Urged to Nix Fetal-Heartbeat Abortion Law
Two clinics challenging Iowa’s new law banning abortions when a heartbeat is detected urged a state judge Friday to rule in their favor on summary judgment rather than take the case to trial.
Read more1st Baby Born Using Uterus Transplanted From Deceased Donor
Brazilian doctors are reporting the world’s first baby born to a woman with a uterus transplanted from a deceased donor.
Read moreChina Halts Work by Team on Gene-Edited Babies
China’s government ordered a halt Thursday to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world’s first gene-edited babies, as a group of leading scientists declared that it’s still too soon to try to make permanent changes to DNA that can be inherited by future generations.
Read moreCase Involving Fertility Doctor Accused of Impregnating Patient Advances
A case involving an Idaho doctor accused of using his own semen to artificially inseminate a patient will move forward despite statute-of-limitations concerns, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Read moreMothers of Big Families Challenge Macron’s Fertility Stance
French President Emmanuel Macron is facing criticism from mothers with big families both at home and abroad for comments he made about women and fertility in Africa.
Read moreParental Leave Isn’t Work, EU Court Tells Romanian Judge
A Romanian judge failed Thursday to persuade the European Court of Justice that her months-long absence from work on parental leave should have been considered work so that she could also take paid annual leave.
Read moreBreastfeeding Security Guard Prevails in Insurance Spat
A mall security guard found vindication at Europe’s highest court on Wednesday in her bid for acknowledgement of the special risks she would face if made to work night shifts while breastfeeding.
Read moreSatanist Loses Challenge to Missouri Abortion Rules
An Eighth Circuit panel on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a Satanist’s challenge to Missouri abortion laws based on her religious beliefs, finding she lacked standing because she wasn’t pregnant when she sued.
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