JUMPED THE GUNModel, 53, Reveals Surprising Fertility Backup PlanIt’s an increasingly popular route for women.Tamilore Oshikanlu
SWITCH UPWoman Loses Custody of Baby After IVF Embryo Mix-Up A white Georgian woman says she realized something was up after giving birth.Nandika Chatterjee
‘BEST FOR YOUR FAMILY’Haley Goes Out on a Limb With Controversial Embryo Statement“Embryos, to me, are babies,” the 2024 Republican presidential hopeful said.Brett Bachman
INTO THE FUTUREScientists Use Stem Cells to Create Model Human Embryos“I’d like to emphasize that these are neither embryos, nor are we trying to make embryos actually,” Dr. Jitesh Neupane, of the University of Cambridge’s Gurdon Institute, said.Erik Uebelacker
SUCCESSIONBillionaire’s Mistress Wants Rights for Secret EmbryosLawyers for Erin McCarthy are reportedly exploring whether embryos she froze with the late Bruce Wasserstein before his death have a claim to his fortune.Emily Shugerman
BRAVE NEW WORLD‘Breakthrough’: Mouse Embryo Grows in Mechanical WombBiologists at the Weitzmann Institute of Science in Israel grew mouse embryos in an artificial incubation system.Jennifer Adams
SEEMS OBVIOUSSofia Vergara Has Control Over Her Embryos, Judge DeclaresVergara’s ex-fiancé Nick Loeb has been fighting the actress for control of embryos the couple froze before their 2014 break-up.Ana Lucia Murillo
‘TIME TO PUT AN END’Amy Coney Barrett Urged End of ‘Barbaric’ Roe v. WadeThe letter may be in line with conservative thinking. But it could complicate her Supreme Court fight.Sam Stein
‘EMOTIONAL FALLOUT’Court: Woman Can’t Use Embryos Without Ex-Husband’s ConsentThe court said Ruby Torres must donate the embryos following a dispute with her ex-husband.Julia Arciga
MARITAL PROPERTYCourt: Woman Can Destroy Embryos Ex-Hubby Wanted to DonateThey signed an agreement that the embryos would be discarded in case of divorce—but he changed his mind.Tracy Connor
DOUBLE TROUBLELawsuit: Couple Forced to Give Up Babies After Embryo MixupCourt papers say doctors transferred the wrong embryos to the woman, who became an unwitting surrogate for other couples.Marianne Dodson