In this powerful pre-ASRM 2025 episode, hosts Elizabeth Lee and AnnMarie Luft unpack one of the most consequential moments in reproductive medicine’s modern history.

With the field under mounting political, economic, and ideological pressure, they break down the week’s biggest headlines — from new federal guidance on fertility coverage to EMD Serono’s sweeping drug discounts — and what those moves really mean for patients and providers.

Building on Elizabeth’s white paper and upcoming presentation, Defending the Science of Reproductive Medicine, this conversation dives deep into how misinformation, profit motives, and ideology are reshaping access to care — and how clinicians can fight back with data, empathy, and courage.

From patent games that keep fertility medications unaffordable to political movements redefining embryos as “persons,” Elizabeth and AnnMarie explore the urgent need to protect evidence-based medicine from ideological interference. They call for reform rooted in transparency, coverage equity, and patient-centered ethics — reminding us that science doesn’t defend itself. People do.

Listeners will come away informed, inspired, and ready to join the movement to safeguard reproductive autonomy.

📍 Recorded the week before ASRM 2025 in San Antonio, Texas

💡 Key quote: “When ideology masquerades as medicine, patients lose time, moneyand often their only chance at parenthood.”

🎧 Tune in and join the conversation using #ASRM2025, #TheReproFiles and #DefendScience