IVF, Reproductive Rights, and the Political Landscape

As a Woman

Natalie Crawford

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses the complex relationship between IVF and reproductive rights in the current political landscape. She provides an overview of IVF technology and its importance in helping people build families. She addresses misconceptions about abortion and fetal personhood, and how these issues directly impact the practice of IVF. The episode explores the potential dangers of restricting access to IVF and other reproductive healthcare services, highlighting personal stories and the need for informed decision-making. The host encourages listeners to stay engaged, ask educated questions, and vote for leaders who will protect reproductive rights. Want to receive my weekly newsletter? Sign up at nataliecrawfordmd.com/newsletter to receive updates, Q&A, special content and my FREE TTC Starter Kit! Don't forget to ask your questions on Instagram for next week’s For Fertility’s Sake segment when you see the question box on Natalie’s page @nataliecrawfordmd. You can also ask a question by calling in and leaving a voicemail. Call 657–229–3672 and ask your fertility question today! Thanks to our amazing sponsors! Check out these deals just for you: Quince- Go to Quince.com/aaw for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Ritual-Go to ritual.com/AAW to start Ritual or add Essential For Women 18+ to your subscription today. If you haven’t already, please rate, review, and follow the podcast to be notified of new episodes every Sunday. Plus, be sure to follow along on Instagram @nataliecrawfordmd, check out Natalie's YouTube channel Natalie Crawford MD, and if you're interested in becoming a patient, check out Fora Fertility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to As a Woman, fertility hormones and beyond.
0:10.0	I'm your host, Dr. Natalie Crawford, and I am a board certified OBGYN and
0:14.3	fertility physician and also co-founder of for fertility in Austin, Texas.
0:18.8	Each week on this podcast I discuss health and fertility and how they relate to your true self.
0:24.0	Become a part of the community of collaboration that amplifies others as a woman.
0:29.0	I hope you enjoy the episode.
0:40.0	Hello and welcome back to the As A Woman Podcast. I'm your host Dr. Natalie Crawford and today we are diving in to IVF
0:46.7	reproductive rights, some comments and questions that I've been getting that I think are
0:52.2	very wonderful questions and coming from a place of respecting curiosity.
0:57.5	Whenever we talk about anything that could be political, people feel very strong and I am not here to make you feel one way or another.
1:05.0	I'm not here to make you vote a certain way. I in fact really do want you to vote.
1:09.4	Register to vote and show up to vote for whatever matters to you.
1:12.7	At the time of recording this,
1:14.2	this episode is being recorded September 13, 2024.
1:18.5	So this is before the presidential election.
1:20.9	And I know many people watched the debate between Donald Trump and
1:25.2	Kamala Harris this week and that really posed a lot of questions. Anytime I try to
1:30.2	talk about reproductive rights which is in my area of expertise as a trained OBGYN and as a
1:36.8	fertility doctor who does IVF every day, I have some of the most vile comments coming
1:41.8	my way, to the point where we have to block emails,
1:45.0	restrict comments, and that's really not okay.
1:48.4	Meaning, one of the things that makes America great is that you can have a personal belief but you don't
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