This threat comes just as startups like Maven and Kindbody have been innovating to make such treatments more widely available, including by making insurance coverage options more accessible. Companies that provide IVF services may need to scramble to move fertilized embryos to different states or engage in costly litigation. In addition to generally dampening innovation in this area of fertility care, people who need IVF to conceive may face even fewer options.
This would compromise the ability of companies like NextGen Jane and Frame Fertility, which focus on data-driven approaches to health, to serve their customers. NextGen Jane collects menstrual blood from tampons, using genomic data to discover early signs of disease that may affect fertility and quality of life. Frame Fertility helps users discover risk factors, such as endometriosis, that were previously undiagnosed and could impact their pregnancy outcomes.
But it will save potentially millions of children from being murdered by lazy, irresponsible women who find their children inconvenient. That's the best health care innovation you can have!