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

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

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

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

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