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Dear Friend,
The attacks on our reproductive healthcare often make me think we are
living in a dystopian novel, but I wasn’t even close to prepared for
dealing with the news this past spring that Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled
frozen embryos to be “unborn children” and immediately called into
question the legality of IVF (in-vitro fertilization). [ [link removed] ] Since then
we’ve seen extremist politicians in various states issue legislation
attacking a full range of reproductive healthcare, including IVF.
[1]That is why we need YOU to speak out and tell the U.S. Senate to pass
the Right to IVF Act immediately. ***Sign our letter now!
Here’s what’s going on: The U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade
unleashed a Pandora’s box of harmful, dangerous, and outrageous policies
limiting or down right eliminating people’s reproductive health rights,
including IVF. Approximately 40 percent of people say they or someone they
know has used fertility treatments [ [link removed] ], and a recent survey shows that 86
percent of people believe that IVF should be legal. [ [link removed] ] Still, attacks on
this medical practice–one that is often the only hope for people to create
or expand their family–are very real.
Families who saved money for years, emptied their retirement accounts,
sold their homes, dealt with the emotional tolls of this process, and went
through complicated and painful medical procedures as part of their IVF
treatment are devastated by the implications of restricted access to IVF.
Thankfully we have leadership in the U.S. Senate who are stepping forward
and taking action. Senators Duckworth (IL-D), Murray (WA-D), and Booker
(NJ-D) have introduced the Right to IVF Act and the Senate will be voting
on this important piece of legislation THIS WEEK! The Right to IVF Act
would:
* Establish a national right to IVF;
* Expand fertility treatment coverage for the military and veterans;
* Require IVF coverage under employer-sponsored health plans and public
insurance plans; and
* Require the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program carriers to cover
IVF.
Passage of the Right to IVF Act is essential to families across the
country, including moms like Diana who writes: “I just finished an IVF
cycle in December and was told this was likely the only way I could
successfully grow my family. I had a D&C to help pass a very wanted
pregnancy in Summer of 2022. This was at the same time my state was
stripping women of reproductive rights. It added heaviness to an already
difficult time. I ended up having a rare complication called Asherman's or
uterine scarring as a result of this D&C. Then I found out despite getting
pregnant twice relatively easily, I had diminished ovarian reserve. So I
went forward with fertility treatments. It was hard and I wanted to give
up so many times. In NOV/DEC of 2023 we worked hard to retrieve 3 mature
eggs and 2 grew into Blastocysts that we transferred into my uterus on
December 5th. Neither one implanted, we were devastated, we hoped these
embryos would become our "kid". Those group of cells however didn't thrive
as we had hoped and as much as I wish they were, they were never people.
Luckily for me, a few months later we were able to conceive with letrozole
and carefully timed intercourse. We are 16 weeks pregnant today with a
little boy!”
[2]***SIGN our letter calling on the U.S. Senate to pass the Right to IVF
Act immediately!
Thank you for joining us for standing up and safeguarding our reproductive
rights, including IVF!
-Elyssa, Tina, Kristin, Donna, Monifa, and the whole MomsRising.org &
MamásConPoder Team
P.S. Are you currently undergoing IVF treatment or thinking about using
fertility treatments in the future? We want to hear from you! Share your
story [3]here.
References:
[1] [ [link removed] ]Academy Society for Reproductive Medicine. “Alabama Supreme Court
Rules Frozen Embryos Are ‘Unborn Children’ and Admonishes IVF’s ‘Wild
West’ Treatment.
[2] [ [link removed] ]Pew Research Center. “A growing share of Americans say they’ve had
fertility treatments or know someone who has.” September 14, 2023.
[3] [ [link removed] ]Politico. “Americans overwhelmingly support keeping IVF legal for
women, poll finds.” March 3, 2024.
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