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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Ballot drop box outside of the Boston Public Library entrance on Boylston Street. Infertility treatments like in vitro fertilization are being debated in light of the upcoming election. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

In glass and under national watch: The modern challenges of IVF

Irene Skandalakis September 23, 2024
Infertility affects millions of people in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Outside its existing legislative protections in Massachusetts, IVF has come under national scrutiny, which coincides with the upcoming presidential election.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Egg donation system is dangerously unregulated

Editors November 16, 2021

As a college student with a uterus, it may seem like a good idea to donate your eggs. You may get paid an exorbitant amount of money and help out a family in the process.  You may have even seen an...

A petri dish similar to one used in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Artificial insemination often requires multiple attempts as well as sufficient financial and psychological preparation. COURTESY OF COM SALUD AGENCIA DE COMUNICACIÓN VIA FLICKR

How my mothers had children

Veronica Thompson June 29, 2021
Artificial insemination is one option for people who may be wondering how they can start a family.
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