Advocacy
AllPaths Family Building is proud to advocate for access to fertility care and family building options for all. Hear more about our work, meet our community advocates, and learn how you can get involved.
Workplace Advocacy Matters: Why Family Building and Pregnancy Loss Belong in the Conversation
by Lauren Delaney For many people, building a family is not a straightforward journey. It’s filled with hope, uncertainty, resilience, and, for too many, heartbreak. Infertility, pregnancy loss, adoption, donor conception, surrogacy, and other...
AllPaths Family Building’s Response to the Federalist
Recently, a Google Alert drew our attention to an article that mentioned AllPaths Family Building and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) in a negative light. We strongly disagree with the way our work, ASRM’s work, and LGBTQ+ family...
AllPaths Family Building Position Statement on the Right to IVF Act (2026)
On July 23, 2026, members of Congress reintroduced the Right to IVF Act, comprehensive legislation designed to protect access to assisted reproductive technology (ART) and expand access to fertility care across the United States. The legislation was...
“If I just get up and take a shower, I’ve done something today.”
In this episode of the AllPaths podcast, we sit down with Jen Rogalski, Assistant Director of Empty Arms Bereavement Support, to discuss her journey through late-term pregnancy loss and her subsequent path to healing. Jen shares the heartbreaking story of...
From “The Girl with Bad Periods” to “Chief Hope Officer”
This episode of the AllPaths Podcast features women's health advocate La-Anna Douglas. La-Anna shares the complex story of her 16-year journey through infertility, which began with excruciating menstrual cycles in her teenage years that...
Your Future Matters
by Elizabeth Goodchild My name is Elizabeth, and I am an oncofertility nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital working with adolescents and young adults facing life-threatening illnesses. I work closely with patients and families to help them navigate...
“I Did Find My People”: A Conversation with Our New ED
In this episode of the AllPaths podcast, we are excited to introduce the organization's new Executive Director, Lauren Hart Clancy. A longtime volunteer who has led peer support groups and co-chaired our annual Footsteps for Family Building Walk, Lauren...
Vermonters Say They Want Families, But Won’t Help Them Begin
Seven Days Vermont recently put out a call for input on a story about Vermont’s declining birth rates. The following is the letter AllPaths submitted, written by Janene Oleaga, Esq., AllPaths Board Member and Advocacy Committee Chair. While we’re still not...
Emma’s Journey: Changing Perspectives, Changing Policy
This episode features Emma Berens, the Federal Government Affairs Manager for the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) who brings a unique perspective to her work as an IVF baby herself. Growing up in Massachusetts, Emma and her sister were born...
Rep. Bartley’s Journey: Supporting the ‘Family That Is Vermont’
In this first episode of 2026, we talk with Vermont State Representative Ashley Bartley, 2025 AllPaths Advocacy Award winner, about her intertwined journey of family building and political service. Ashley, a fourth-generation Vermonter, recounts her personal...
YOUR Advocacy Journey: Demystifying the Process and Finding the Power in Your Story
This episode serves as a comprehensive guide to demystifying the advocacy process for those who want to support family-building issues, but are nervous or don’t know where to start. Hosts Kate and Emily share their own early anxieties about testifying and...
Kristin’s Journey: Becoming the IVF “Fairy God-Sister”
In this episode we welcome Kristin Dillensnyder to discuss her family building journey and her subsequent work in the fertility space. Kristin, a former military spouse now living in South Carolina, navigated the complicated, messy, and lonely process of IVF...