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HIPAA Reproductive Health Rule Vacated Nationally

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A federal judge in Texas has vacated almost all of the 2024 HIPAA Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy that created special protections for reproductive health care information, finding that the U.S. Department of...more

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Time to Revisit Your HIPAA Documents After Reproductive Health Privacy Rule Vacated

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In the wake of a recent federal District Court decision, the reproductive health care HIPAA Privacy rules finalized during the Biden Administration have been vacated and plan sponsors should re-evaluate the language included...more

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Court Vacates HIPAA Reproductive Information Privacy Regulations

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A federal district court has vacated a federal regulation under HIPAA that provided special restrictions on the disclosure of reproductive health information....more

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Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 233: Prioritizing Women’s Health Through Innovation with...

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Recorded at SCbio’s 2025 annual conference, hosts Heather and Lauren are joined by Lindsey Calcutt, an award-winning entrepreneur and the CEO and Co-Founder of Incora Health. Lindsey shares how the gap in women’s health...more

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Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization (Trump EO Tracker)

This order makes it the policy of the Administration to ensure reliable access to IVF treatment, including by easing unnecessary statutory or regulatory burdens to make IVF treatment more affordable. Within 90 days of the...more

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The Massachusetts Parentage Act and the Automatic Genetic Material Restraining Order

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The new Massachusetts Parentage Act goes into effect in less than a month, on January 1, 2025. While much of the conversation has appropriately been around the changes it brings to laws for LGBTQ+ families, the bill also...more

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Michigan Legislature Introduces Reproductive Health Privacy Bill

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On November 7, 2024, Michigan lawmakers in the Senate introduced the Reproductive Data Privacy Act (“RDPA”), also known as Senate Bill 1082 (SB 1082).  The bill aims to strengthen privacy protections for sensitive...more

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Massachusetts Employees Will Be Entitled to Sick Leave for Reproductive Loss Events

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Beginning November 21, 2024, the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law will expand to include reproductive loss events experienced by an employee or their spouse as a qualifying reason for time off under the Commonwealth’s sick...more

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Recent Health Plan Litigation Puts Family Building Benefits in Focus

Family building benefits continue to be top of mind as employers and plan sponsors implement new benefit programs to support family building journeys for their employees. At the same time, there have been a few recent...more

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Alabama Supreme Court's Ruling Regarding In Vitro Fertilization and Its Impact on Fertilization Treatment Services Locally and...

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On 16 February 2024, the Supreme Court of Alabama published its opinion, “Supreme Court of Alabama, SC-2022-0515,” regarding whether embryos located outside the biological uterus are considered unborn children pursuant to...more

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IVF Services Now Caught in the Crosshairs

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Recent legal developments in Alabama demonstrate that fertility care stakeholders should prepare for additional state regulation of in vitro fertilization (“IVF”) and other assisted reproductive technology (“ART”) services in...more

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IVF Caught in the Crosshairs: The Aftermath of the LePage Decision

I. Alabama Legislation Following LePage - On March 7th, the Alabama Legislature passed SB159 (“SB159” or the “bill”), as a means of granting certain protections to IVF clinics and providers in the wake of the LePage v....more

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Employers Consider Post-Dobbs Playbook in Dealing with Alabama Ruling on IVF Treatments

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that cryogenically frozen embryos are children and are protected from destruction under state law. This is the latest in a series of post-Dobbs judicial rulings...more

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Alabama Supreme Court Ruling on Frozen Embryos Raises Complex Questions for IVF and Fertility Industry

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The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos, or “extrauterine children,” should be afforded the same legal protections as living children under a state wrongful death law....more

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In Alabama, Pre-Embryos are “Extrauterine Children” Under the State’s Wrongful Death Statute

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On February 16, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court issued an opinion in the consolidated cases LePage et al., v. The Center for Reproductive Medicine et al. and Burdick-Aysenne et al., v. The Center for Reproductive Medicine et...more

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Alabama IVF Clinics: Potential Implications of the LePage Case

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On February 16, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a significant and controversial ruling that gave personhood status to unimplanted human embryos—a decision with considerable implications for in vitro fertilization...more

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The Shifting Conversation Around Investment in Women’s Health Care

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A conversation with Kindbody’s Dr. Fahimeh Sasan and Proskauer partner Whitney Phelps on how more dialogue can increase opportunities in the sector. There has been a massive shift in the conversation around women’s health,...more

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Post-Dobbs Hospital Risk Assessment, Part 2: Impacts Beyond Abortion

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In this installment of our post-Dobbs risk assessment series for hospitals and academic medical centers, we consider the ongoing impact of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on delivery of clinical services beyond...more

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Key Takeaways | Women's Health/Women+: Tapping into an Underserved Market

During this session, investors and business leaders discussed the future of women-focused care and the exciting opportunities in the rapidly growing sector of women/women+ health....more

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Implications of Abortion Laws for Fertility Services

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Laws on abortion vary from state to state, and may affect fertility services, selective-reduction procedures, and genetic testing. In providing services, clinics and physicians will need to navigate a patchwork of...more

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Healthcare in a Post-Roe World

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The long-term implications of the Dobbs decision are unknown, but its impact on stakeholders in the healthcare industry will continue for years to come. The US Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's...more

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[Webinar] LGBTQIA+ Awareness in Family Law in Light of Dobbs - September 20th, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST

Join Weber Gallagher’s Family Law attorneys for an interactive discussion concerning LGBTQIA+ family law issues and important steps you need to take in a post-Dobbs era. Our attorneys, Carolyn Mirabile, Lawrence “Skip”...more

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The Reproductive Sector - Fertile Ground for PE Deals

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The fertility sector is likely to present growing opportunities for PE as an emerging, multifaceted industry. The global fertility sector, which has grown significantly in recent years as demand continues to soar, is...more

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