A resolution expressing support for starting and growing a family through in vitro fertilization.

Bill: 118-sres-574
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2024-03-06
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-03-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution expresses support for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and for state laws and regulations that establish health, safety, and ethical standards for medical facilities that offer IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies.</p>

tv_txt: III 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 574 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 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

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.