Ashley Nurse Practitioner Raises Awareness for Infertility Issues
By Emmeline Ivy | Posted: Wed 4:39 AM, Apr 24, 2019 | Updated: Wed 8:56 AM, Apr 24, 2019 ASHLEY, ND – A nurse practitioner in Ashley is making waves across the state as an advocate for infertility. Tara Brandner had her own struggle with infertility until her son was born in 2018. She says […]
Bill mandating insurance coverage of infertility treatment fails in North Dakota Senate
State Sen. John Grabinger, D-Jamestown, sponsored the bill and testified Feb. 14 that his 23-year-old daughter was the state’s first gestational surrogacy birth. His wife, unable to conceive, had a relative carry and deliver their child. This inspired his political career, Grabinger said; he successfully pushed to make the birth form legal in 1995 just […]
Support Legislation Requiring Insurers to Support Infertility Care
This guest post was submitted by Tara Brandner, a doctorate nurse practitioner, infertility patient, and primary constituent behind SB 2233. She has also created a Facebook page to share information about the legislation. One in eight individuals or couples, and over 14,000 North Dakota Residents, have trouble getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy. The American Medical Association, American […]