EP 216: Uncovering IVF with Josh Wood of Them Before Us

Is there any ethical way to do IVF? More importantly, where does it lead? Regardless of whether you have the answer to those questions, today’s conversation is a compelling one. Josh Wood, Executive Director of Them Before Us, joins Rita to expand on the topic of IVF. What is it opening the door to in the future? When you’re born, do you belong somewhere? What legislation/bills are being introduced? Does biology matter? What does it mean to be human? Is IVF actually pro-life?Infertility rates are on the rise and it’s likely you or someone you know has been touched by it. This is a sensitive but necessary conversation. Josh and Rita cover all the above questions and more in the hopes of equipping you with the information and confidence to have this discussion with the people in your life. SPONSORS:EQUIP FOODSCode: RITA15 (15% off all orders)Link: www.equipfoods.com/rita15ROWE CASA Code: BOOMCLAP (20% off first order)Link: https://www.rowecasaorganics.com/?sca_ref=3468709.V2CVRBlBV1GUEST:Josh WoodThem Before Ushttps://thembeforeus.comThem Before Us - Substackhttps://thembeforeus.substack.comJosh Wood - Substackhttps://www.everydayinterpreter.comThem Before Us - Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/them-before-us-podcast/id1694596050Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/j_k_wood?igsh=cXhveDdncXJ2aGczPODCAST MENTIONS:Ep 104: Them Before Us: why we need a children's rights movement with Katy Fausthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000608113605EP 122: Parents, YOU are the Anti-Woke Program with Katy Fausthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000628204154EP 151: Pro-Child Politics with Katy Fausthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000669162284IVF Patients Say a Test Caused Them to Discard Embryos. Now They're SuingIVF Patients Sue Providers of the Controversial PGT-A TestThe Alabama Supreme Court's Ruling on Frozen Embryoshttps://publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/the-alabama-supreme-courts-ruling-on-frozen-embryosThe Boozer Family Story Omits The Children They Sacrificedhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DWY8UFMEb4M/?igsh=cDN0a3RhdWE5eThrThe Boozer Family Story Omits The Children They Sacrificed - The Federalist, Josh Woodhttps://thefederalist.com/2026/03/27/the-boozer-family-story-omits-the-children-they-sacrificed/Robot With Artificial Womb Could Give Birth to Humans by Next Yearhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/robot-with-artificial-womb-could-give-birth-to-humans-by-next-year/Scientists create human eggs in the lab, using skin cellshttps://www.npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5553322/ivg-human-eggs-cells-fertilityFIND RITA/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST:https:theboomclappodcast.square.site www.ritarogersco.comwww.instagram.com/boomclappodcastwww.instagram.com/ritarogersco