Reproductive Health

Fertility and Divorce

By Holly Fernandez Lynch In case you missed it, NYT had an interesting Op-Ed on Friday that addressed the inclusion of money for fertility treatments in divorce settlements – and made some suggestions about how to address fertility issues in prenups. Take a look here. As prices drop, I wonder if/when it will become commonplace…

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By Holly Fernandez Lynch

In case you missed it, NYT had an interesting Op-Ed on Friday that addressed the inclusion of money for fertility treatments in divorce settlements – and made some suggestions about how to address fertility issues in prenups. Take a look here.

As prices drop, I wonder if/when it will become commonplace for women to start banking some “just in case” eggs in their early twenties as a matter of course. Some eager-to-be grandparents have already started the trend.

 

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  • Holly Fernandez Lynch

    Holly Fernandez Lynch, JD, MBioethics, was Executive Director of the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School from 2012 to 2017. She is Associate Professor of Medical Ethics in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM), University of Pennsylvania.