Latest NewsCommentary PhoenixDecember 23, 2025 Virginia helped pioneer IVF. It’s time to lead again Forty-four years ago on Dec. 28, my mother gave birth to me, the first baby in the U.S. conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). I exist because of science, and most importantly, because my parents had access to this groundbreaking new healthcare in Virginia. FertilityHealthcareIVFOpinionReproductive rightsUnited StatesVirginia