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The Conversation: Panel discussion on the status of IVF in Hawaiʻi

By Catherine Cruz
Published March 1, 2024 at 10:01 AM HST
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FILE - Lab staff use a microscope stand and articulated hand controls to extract cells from 1-7 day old embryos, shown on the monitor at right, that are then checked for viability at the Aspire Houston Fertility Institute in vitro fertilization lab Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Houston.
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FILE - Lab staff use a microscope stand and articulated hand controls to extract cells from 1-7 day old embryos, shown on the monitor at right, that are then checked for viability at the Aspire Houston Fertility Institute in vitro fertilization lab Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Houston.

Today, we have a call-in show on the status of in vitro fertilization in Hawaiʻi. We'll hear from Hawaiʻi oldest IVF clinic and discuss the changing legal landscape in light of a recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling.

We tackle this topic with our panel of guests:

Left to right: Richardson Law School Professor Miyoko T. Pettit-Toledo, The Conversation host Catherine Cruz, and Dr. Celia Dominguez, co-director of the Pacific In Vitro Fertilization Clinic. (March 1, 2024)
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Left to right: Richardson Law School Professor Miyoko T. Pettit-Toledo, The Conversation host Catherine Cruz, and Dr. Celia Dominguez, co-director of the Pacific In Vitro Fertilization Clinic. (March 1, 2024)

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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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