News CoverageNational Infertility Awareness WeekThank you, Dr. Allison Rogers, and Fox32 Chicago for highlighting the Coalition: hashtaGive Hope – Donate TodaySubscribe to Our Newsletter Email* CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ Your Donations Help Families Find HopeInfertility affects 1 in 6 couples. The Coalition for Family Building is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization and donations …
News CoverageDemocrats Look to Make Illinois a Haven for IVFBy Brenda Ruiz WBEZ ChicagoMarch 6, 2024 State lawmakers are pushing forward new legislation that would protect in vitro fertilization rights. Fertility and maternal care specialists say this is the latest in a new frontier of legal battles over reproductive rights since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Reset learns more …
News CoverageIllinois Democrats Offer Protections for IVFSome newly introduced legislation seeks to expand insurance coverage or offer incentives for fertility care in IllinoisBy Mawa IqbalWBEZ ChicagoMarch 5, 2024 Illinois Democratic lawmakers are pushing multiple bills this year to further protect and expand access to in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments. The proposals come as the Alabama Supreme Court, and conservative lawmakers …
News CoverageDr. Eve Feinberg featured on “Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta”Paging Dr. Gupta: What You Need to Know About the Alabama IVF RulingFebruary 27, 2024 Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with fertility expert Dr. Eve Feinberg about a controversial ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos are now considered children. Alabama’s Supreme Court has ruled that embryos are …
News CoveragePatients in Illinois Struggle to Afford Fertility TreatmentBy Megan HickeyAugust 24, 2023 Watch the coverage CHICAGO (CBS) – Egg freezing and in vitro fertilization are two high-tech medical procedures that can literally create life. But unlike many major surgeries, they aren’t always covered by insurance. So, is IVF only for the wealthy? CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey dug into …
News CoverageJUF’s Path to Parenthood helps build Jewish familiesExploring a multitude of ways to build your family “Our tradition puts emphasis on the first mitzvah in Torah: ‘be fruitful and multiply,'” Rabbi Scott Gellman of Temple Sholom of Chicago said. “This is an absolutely beautiful and critical mitzvah for the Jewish people. It also sets up people who are struggling …
News CoverageMade In Chicago: The Coalition for Family Building (Formerly The Life Foundation)CBS Chicago February 12, 2018 CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Tracy and John Papach of Evergreen Park have been married for 10 years. They’ve spent nine of them trying to have a child. “Nothing was working for us,” Tracy recalled. Tracy and John Papach with Jennifer Hirshfeld-Cytron. (Photo: Lisa …