Sign now to tell your U.S. Senators to protect reproductive rights, including IVF! SIGN NOW

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). [1] Since then we’ve seen extremist politicians in various states issue legislation attacking a full range of reproductive healthcare, including IVF.

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 [2], and a recent survey shows that 86 percent of people believe that IVF should be legal. [3] 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!” 

***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 here.

References:
[1] Academy Society for Reproductive Medicine. “Alabama Supreme Court Rules Frozen Embryos Are ‘Unborn Children’ and Admonishes IVF’s ‘Wild West’ Treatment.
[2] Pew Research Center. “A growing share of Americans say they’ve had fertility treatments or know someone who has.” September 14, 2023.
[3] Politico. “Americans overwhelmingly support keeping IVF legal for women, poll finds.” March 3, 2024.

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