Vote against H.R. 586., H.R. 68, S. 231 and S. 1456

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Vote against H.R. 586, H.R. 681, S. 231, and S 1456

Dear [Decision Maker],

I am your constituent and I care about the 7.3 million people (NSFG, CDC) living with infertility. I urge you to oppose H.R. 586, H.R. 681, S. 231 and S. 1456, "To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization." These bills have dangerous unintended consequences that will interfere with in vitro fertilization (IVF) and make it harder for any American who struggles to have a child gain access to safe and effective medical treatment. Today, 1 out of every 100 births in the U.S. is from assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as IVF.

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By equating microscopic embryos with born human beings, H.R. 586, H.R. 681, S. 231 and S. 1456 has implications that pose a serious threat to infertility treatment.  If microscopic fertilized eggs/embryos are deemed as human life, anything that puts an embryo at risk could be a violation of law, even if its goal is the undeniable social good of helping someone have a baby.

It is unclear at this time precisely which assisted reproduction technology (ART) procedures would be deemed illegal because of their possible risks to an embryo, but we believe the legal uncertainties stemming from the proposed bill would make it difficult or impossible for fertility doctors to treat patients at all using ART.  This law would also drastically change the practice of cryopreservation (freezing of embryos not currently needed for treatment), in ways that would drastically reduce patients' options and could even pit embryos against their own progenitors. Cancer patients rely upon embryo cryopreservation to preserve their fertility before cancer treatments.

H.R. 586, H.R. 681, S. 231 and S. 1456 would prevent couples from being able to have families. I urge you to show that you are pro-family, and vote against 586, H.R. 681, S. 231, and S 1456.

For more information, please contact RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association at info@resolve.org.

Sincerely,