Friends — did you catch this message from Rick? IVF is still under attack by the chaos caucus and members of the U.S. Senate are now blocking legislation that would protect the services that a majority of Americans believe should be legal. 

Families across the country are counting on us: will you sign the petition today and help ensure that IVF remains a secure and accessible option?

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Thank you for standing with us. 

More soon,

Team Rick

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From: Rick Larsen <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Subject: The future of IVF
To: [email protected]

As you might recall, I reached out last year to share that I have been working with fellow lawmakers to expand services for veterans. The proposed Veteran Families Health Services Act will cover treatments, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and fertility counseling — both while they are serving, and after they leave their military service.

Just as we began to make progress righting this wrong for the veterans seeking to grow their families — the extremists in the GOP launched their attack on another pillar of reproductive freedom: IVF treatments.

A recent legal decision from the Alabama Supreme Court in the issue of LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine has raised grave concerns about the future of IVF, a cornerstone of fertility treatment. This ruling reclassifies embryos as children and poses a significant threat to the viability of IVF.

Families across the country are counting on us: sign the petition today and help ensure that IVF remains a secure and accessible option.

Here are the facts. Fertility treatments like IVF are on the rise, and have helped countless parents grow their families:

• In 2023 42% of Americans say they have used fertility treatments or personally know someone who has — a 33% increase since 2018. (Source: Pew Research)
• 1 million babies have been born in the United States between 1987 and 2015 through the use of IVF. (Source: Penn Medicine)
• Between 1-2% percent of all U.S. births annually are thanks to IVF. (Source: Penn Medicine)

We cannot allow conservative extremists to continue undermining reproductive freedom. The time has come to demand decisive action. I implore my colleagues in Congress to enact legislation that unequivocally safeguards access to IVF treatments.

Sign NOW

More soon,

Rick