23. A Mother’s Ethical Journey to IVF with Ansley Smith

Upwardly Dependent

As medicine continues to advance, reproductive technologies provide more options to hopeful parents. Lauren’s sister, Ansley, shares her journey to motherhood with great vulnerability. This episode provides a frame for those who have wandered through ethical questions of in vitro fertilization. The things Ansley discusses here offer both challenge and hope in the midst of family planning.

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Episode Highlights

• An introduction to Ansley Smith (3:34)
• Ansley’s health and family journey (8:15)
• What is endometriosis? (14:42)
• The options and conversations for Ansley and her husband (19:14)
• Ethics and IVF (24:53)
• Ansley’s IVF journey (29:40)
• Impacts of sharing her story (35:28)

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