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For women using IVF to screen embryos for genetic diseases, these peers can offer support

Eric Berger in JTA · 29 Oct

Women with the BRCA genetic mutation face significant risks of cancers, particularly within the Ashkenazi Jewish community.

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We’re all trapped in a pregnant pause, but infertility struggles don’t stop for wartime

eJewishPhilanthropy · 8 Aug

The text discusses the prolonged pregnant pause experienced by the Jewish community since a tragic event, highlighting the emotional struggles of infertility, miscarriage, and other challenges faced by individuals trying to build a family.

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Help for Would-Be Parents

Jamie Betesh Carter in Tablet · 21 Jun

A woman shares her emotional and challenging journey through infertility and the lack of support she felt from the Jewish community while trying to conceive.

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How Babies Are Made

Bethany S. Mandel in Tablet · 14 Jun

The text discusses personal experiences working in a synagogue's development office and receiving donations from congregants.

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Jewish fertility group is helping Alabama clients undergo IVF elsewhere after state’s explosive ‘fetal personhood’ ruling

Jackie Hajdenberg in Forward · 5 Mar

The Jewish Fertility Foundation is assisting clients from Alabama in obtaining in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments out of state after a recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court classified frozen embryos as unborn children.

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Our Embryos Aren’t Children, But I Wish They Were

Jen Gubitz in Lilith · 1 Mar

A Jewish individual undergoing fertility treatment reflects on the emotional journey of having embryos that didn't develop into children due to scientific reasons.

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Embryos 'held hostage': An Alabama court decision panics Jews relying on IVF

Lauren Markoe in Forward · 22 Feb

The recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling equating embryos with children has caused concern among American Jews relying on IVF, fearing loss of control over frozen embryos and restrictions on fertility treatments.

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When Judaism didn’t offer rituals for a stillbirth, a grieving couple created their own

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 30 Jan

Rabbi Ilan and Sherri Glazer experienced the loss of their baby, Shemaryah, through stillbirth.

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In the Face of Infertility, Rosh Hashanah Brought Me Hope

Rabbi Leah Fein in Kveller · 12 Sep 2023

The author reflects on her experience of infertility and its connection to Rosh Hashanah.

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What the Talmud Can Teach Us About Infertility in the Coronavirus Era

Rachel Rosenthal in Tablet · 21 Apr 2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, infertility treatments were disrupted, leaving many feeling alone and uncertain.

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How Jailed Palestinians Smuggled Sperm To Their Wives

Forward · 14 Nov 2017

A recent Al Jazeera documentary explores the phenomenon of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails smuggling semen to their wives in the Gaza Strip, enabling them to conceive children despite the prohibition on conjugal visits for those jailed for security violations.

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The Future of Reproductive Medicine: What Does Halachah Say?

Jewish Action · 21 Mar 2017

Reproductive medicine has seen remarkable technological advancements since the introduction of IVF in 1978, leading to the development of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and upcoming gene editing and mitochondrial replacement therapy.

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Inconceivable

Erica Brown in Jewish Review of Books · 29 Mar 2016

In "Inconceivable," the authors of Midrash Tanchuma explore why the matriarchs were initially barren, suggesting that it was to elicit their prayers and submission to a destiny beyond their control.

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