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.
2026 AllPaths Advocacy Award
The annual AllPaths Family Building Advocacy Award recognizes an individual, group or organization who over the past year has made a meaningful difference for the fertility and family building community through their advocacy. This year we are thrilled to...
“Oh, they actually get it.”
In this episode of the podcast, AllPaths Executive Director Lauren sits down with volunteer support group leaders Ashley, Kristen, and Jillian to discuss their personal family building journeys and talk about the power of peer support. Each guest shares the...
“IVF Is the Great Equalizer, But It’s Not Equitable Yet”
In today’s episode, we’re delighted to introduce Boston-based reproductive endocrinologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and new member of the Board of Directors for AllPaths Family Building Dr. Zachary Walker to the AllPaths community. Dr. Walker reflects...
“We’re just two people who wanted to have a baby”: A Conversation with America’s First IVF Mom
In this milestone 100th episode of the AllPaths podcast, hosts Emily and Lauren welcome Judy Carr, the first mother through IVF in the United States. Judy shares the story of her pioneering path to parenthood in the 1980s, which began with three ectopic...
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...