Florida Senator Rick Scott introduced a resolution in the U.S. Senate expressing support for Americans who are starting and growing families through in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Representative Kat Cammack (FL-3) is leading the resolution in the House of Representatives.
“IVF is a wonderful thing that enables so many Americans struggling with infertility to have children and start a family. I have friends and family members who have used IVF, and so do countless Floridians and Americans. While IVF remains available in all 50 states, I believe it is important for the Senate to make clear our unwavering support for current and aspiring parents using IVF to start and grow their families. I am proud to lead this resolution in the Senate and glad to have Representative Kat Cammack’s support in the House of Representatives,” said Scott.
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“There is nothing more pro-life than helping women start and raise families. IVF has done just that for decades, allowing thousands of American couples to become parents and experience the joys of raising children. I’m proud to lead this resolution in the House that supports women, families, children, and states’ rights. Thank you to my friend and colleague Senator Scott for his leadership and support for IVF and American families,” said Cammack.
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.
According to a 2015 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), more than 1,000,000 children were born in the United States between 1987 and 2015 through the use of assisted reproductive technologies, including IVF.
About 1 in 5 women with no prior births are unable to get pregnant after one year of trying to conceive a child, leading to a diagnosis of infertility, and about 1 in 4 women experiencing infertility have difficulty in carrying a pregnancy to term, according to the CDC.
This resolution follows the Alabama lawmakers passing a finalized bill aimed at protecting in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the state.
This significant development comes in the wake of a controversial ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court, which declared embryos as children, causing a nationwide uproar.
The Supreme Court’s Decision and Public Outcry
The Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that embryos are considered children sent shockwaves through the reproductive rights landscape. This decision had far-reaching consequences, potentially holding individuals and institutions legally responsible for the destruction of embryos. As a result, several IVF clinics in the state temporarily closed their doors, fearing criminal prosecution or civil suits. The ruling sparked nationwide opposition from reproductive rights advocates, including former President Donald Trump, who called for swift action to protect IVF services.
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Responding to the public outcry and the need to provide clarity and protection for IVF, Alabama lawmakers swiftly took action. The Republican-led Legislature recognized the urgency of the situation and worked to create a legislative fix that would safeguard IVF in the state.
The bipartisan effort aimed to ensure that IVF clinics could resume operations without fear of legal repercussions and provide much-needed support for individuals seeking fertility treatments.
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