, /PRNewswire/ -- With hundreds of members from diverse backgrounds, , a new national organization launched today, aims to educate and engage the American public and Members of Congress on the importance of IVF as a morally just pathway to parenthood for families facing infertility challenges. The Coalition is collaborating across party lines in support of the to depoliticize this issue, advocating for a straightforward, bipartisan solution that protects access to IVF and makes it more affordable for more Americans. , IVF became a significant topic during the election year in February when the Alabama Supreme Court declared that frozen embryos are legally considered people.
This decision suggested that individuals could be held liable for destroying embryos, creating uncertainty about the future of IVF across the country where, , nearly 90 percent of all people surveyed support access to IVF procedures. Even within staunchly conservative circles, including pro-life advocates (with 78% support, 39% strongly supporting) and Evangelicals (with 83% support, 44% strongly supporting), there is significant and unwavering support for the IVF procedure. See here for additional recent polling from and see here from .
The decision particularly struck a nerve in a country where infertility issues are highly prevalent to a recent CDC survey: The , introduced today by Reps. (OR-5), (R-IA-3), (PA-7), and (D-FL-25) is a bipartisan bill that ensures the life-creating infertility treatments an.
