Connecticut sets age limit on infertility treatments

STRATFORD, Conn. - Teresa Pica-LeRuo thought her dreams of becoming a mother finally would come true this year.

She and her husband, Jim, have been trying for years to have a child. They attempted infertility treatments. Then they adopted a child, but were devastated when the birth mother took the infant back.

Pica-LeRuo pinned fresh hopes on a new state law requiring insurers to pay for infertility treatments. But the law is the only one in the country that denies benefits to women older than 40, and she won't qualify. Pica-LeRuo is 42.

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