IVF Mistakes Are Opening a New Front in the Fight Over Reproductive Rights

The fertility industry is at a crossroads as critics argue for more regulation at a time it’s also a political target.

Painting by Rop van Mierlo, IVF: Getty Images/Science Photo Library - KTSDESIGN

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After three years of fertility treatments, a Massachusetts couple were waiting to see if their latest round of IVF would work when a devastating email arrived: All of their embryos had been exposed to a nutrient solution that had been recalled.

Their pregnancy failed.