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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 574 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 574

 Expressing support for starting and growing a family through in vitro 
                             fertilization.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 6, 2024

  Mr. Scott of Florida submitted the following resolution; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Expressing support for starting and growing a family through in vitro 
                             fertilization.

Whereas in vitro fertilization (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 conceived through the IVF process 
        occurred in 1978, and since that time, millions of children worldwide 
        have been conceived using IVF;
Whereas, according to a 2015 report from the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention (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 
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 Senate--
            (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 
        States and territories of the United States;
            (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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