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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1060 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1060

 Expressing support for starting and growing families through in vitro 
                             fertilization.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2024

Mrs. Cammack submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Expressing support for starting and growing families through in vitro 
                             fertilization.

Whereas in vitro fertilization (hereinafter ``IVF'') is a type of assisted 
        reproductive technology developed and used for infertility treatment in 
        adult women;
Whereas the first successful birth of a child through the IVF process occurred 
        in 1978, and since that time millions of children have been conceived 
        and born using IVF worldwide;
Whereas, according to a 2015 report from the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention (hereinafter ``CDC''), more than 1,000,000 children have been 
        born in the United States between 1987 and 2015 through the use of 
        assisted reproductive technologies, including IVF; and
Whereas, according to the CDC, in the United States--

    (1) about 1 in 5 women with no prior births are unable to get pregnant 
after 1 year of trying to conceive a child, leading to a diagnosis of 
infertility;

    (2) about 1 in 4 women experiencing infertility have difficulty in 
carrying a pregnancy to term; and

    (3) in 2021, more than 97,000 children were born using assisted 
reproductive technologies, including IVF: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) affirms the desire of parents trying to conceive a 
        child to start or grow a family;
            (2) expresses sympathy for the millions of parents 
        experiencing infertility issues as they strive to start or grow 
        a family, and recognizes the immense physical, emotional, and 
        psychological toll of pursuing medical assistance for 
        infertility, including in vitro fertilization;
            (3) cherishes the millions of children born through the use 
        of medical assistance to overcome infertility, including 
        through in vitro fertilization;
            (4) recognizes that medical assistance for infertility, 
        including in vitro fertilization, is and remains legal in all 
        50 States and Territories;
            (5) affirms that laws enacted by Congress should promote 
        the sanctity of human life and support the development and 
        growth of families in the United States;
            (6) encourages further clinical research to improve 
        outcomes for parents seeking medical assistance to overcome 
        infertility as they strive to start or grow a family; and
            (7) supports State legislative and regulatory actions to 
        establish health, safety, and ethical standards for medical 
        facilities offering assisted reproductive technologies, 
        including in vitro fertilization.
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