Proposals in Congress threaten human life, the family, and religious freedom.
The need to accompany and support the increasing number of families struggling with infertility is real. But members of Congress – including many who consider themselves pro-life – are in a rush to promote access to a new national “right” to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other such technologies that destroy preborn human lives and treat people like property (like surrogacy, gene editing, and cloning). Some of the current proposals would also threaten Catholic hospitals, charities, schools, and other organizations and people that do not enable or cover these medical procedures. They could even allow minors to receive the procedures despite parents’ objections. Please tell your members of Congress to oppose bills that promote so-called “rights” to IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies (ART) that cause the death of countless human embryos and violate human dignity.
Messages in your own words can be more effective. Please consider customizing the message to Congress with your own story and perspective. For more on legislative proposals on IVF, please see recent letters at https://www.usccb.org/prolife/reproductive-technology#Testimony . For more from the USCCB on infertility, you may visit HYPERLINK "https://www.usccb.org/topics/natural-family-planning/infertility"https://www.usccb.org/topics/natural-family-planning/infertility.