And, as Congress and a number of states have determined, it is bad policy to force a mother and her newborn baby to leave the hospital setting before at least two days of care. Health care coverage should further extend to the treatment of infertile couples. Advances in medical technology have made what was once an impossible dream of having children an attainable reality, but the cost of infertility treatment is often prohibitive and beyond the means of most private individuals. Agudath Israel applauds the several states that have mandated insurance coverage of infertility treatments, and urges Congress to consider a federal approach to this important issue. In Agudath Israel's view, government has an important role to play in the regulation of pornography and other indecent materials.
Smut is harmful to the healthy moral development of children.
It is degrading to women. It has the capacity to incite men to anti-social conduct. Government should in addition take steps to give parents the information and technical ability they need to protect their children from harmful moral influences. Agudath Israel further calls upon the purveyors of popular culture to recognize the enormous responsibility that goes along with their right to freedom of expression, and to refrain from glorifying violence, promiscuity and other forms of anti-social behavior. Agudath Israel has long advocated a strengthening of religious values in American society and appreciates the view that permitting voluntary prayer in the public schools can contribute toward that ideal.