Sarah Elizabeth Richards

Richards is a journalist who frequently writes about genetics and the author of Motherhood, Rescheduled: The New Frontier of Egg Freezing and the Women Who Tried It.

Recent Articles

Why There’s a Deep Cultural Aversion to DNA Testing, Even When It Can Reunite Separated Immigrant Families

How to understand the backlash to a possible solution

By Sarah Elizabeth Richards July 17, 2018

Men Are the Forgotten Grievers in Miscarriage

The lesson from Mark Zuckerberg's decision to open up

By Sarah Elizabeth Richards August 3, 2015

Women Should Never Have an Age Limit on Fertility Treatment

A woman’s right to have a baby should be based on medical fact—not social judgment.

By Sarah Elizabeth Richards June 10, 2015

Three-Parent IVF Deserves a Chance in the U.S.

All new fertility methods sound crazy at first

By Sarah Elizabeth Richards February 3, 2015

Someone I Loved Was Never Born

Miscarriage has long been shrouded in shame and secrecy. That’s changing

By Sarah Elizabeth Richards November 20, 2014

The Problem With America's Twin Epidemic

Americans undergoing fertility treatments have gotten used to the prospect of the 'instant family'—but it may carry unnecessary risks.

By Sarah Elizabeth Richards April 16, 2014

The Obesity Pregnancy Dilemma

Doctors' groups are urging ob-gyns to have those difficult conversations with women: lose weight or put your pregnancy at risk

By Sarah Elizabeth Richards March 14, 2014

Facebook's Gender Labeling Revolution

The pressure to choose a public identity can be harmful for people who haven’t decided on a private one, but at the very least seeing that long list can make you feel less isolated

By Sarah Elizabeth Richards February 19, 2014
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