Legal & Ethical Dilemmas in Perinatal Mental Health: Assisted Reproductive Technology
Thu, May 01
|Virtual Conference
The path to parenthood is rarely straightforward. For many, Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) is a beacon of hope… but also a landscape filled with legal, ethical, and mental health complexities. How do we ensure that everyone has access to compassionate, informed care regardless of background?
Time & Location
May 01, 2025, 10:00 a.m. PDT – May 02, 2025, 2:00 p.m. PDT
Virtual Conference
About the event
Please visit the link to learn more and register for this event. https://maternalmentalhealthnow.org/2025-conference/
About: Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) is on the rise as fertility and access to abortion care are on the decline. Individuals who experience reproductive challenges face a complex and often lengthy journey in the maze of medical and legal considerations as they contemplate their reproductive choices. This leads to a prolonged and intensified perinatal period and stretches the mental health challenges that go along with it. Some of the choices come with personal and social-ethical considerations that are unique to the use of ART.
This two-day continuing education virtual conference, held from 10 AM to 2 PM PST each day, will offer a deep dive into the legal and ethical dilemmas related to assisted reproductive technology that providers of perinatal mental health care may face.
The field of perinatal mental health, as it intersects with the use…