ASRM advocates, you've earned your summer vacation! We hope you're taking this opportunity to relax, enjoy, and slow down. 🏝️   For the overachievers among us who haven't fully unplugged, we invite you to visit the ASRM guide to summertime advocacy: www.asrm.org/advocacy-and...

"IVF is a critical method of family building,' [Dugan] said. 'IVF is pro-family, but when it comes to actually providing meaningful access to fertility care and IVF, that's where we see inaction.'" www.gpb.org/news/2026/07...

Georgia could pass a law mandating insurance coverage of IVF for family planning, but hasn't

The Center for Reproductive Rights and other advocacy groups are raising awareness this week of legislation impacting infertility care options for families.

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Anti-abortion pregnancy centers (also called “crisis pregnancy centers,” “pregnancy resource centers,” “fake clinics,” or “anti-abortion centers”) oppose abortion, shame abortion care, or promote alternatives to abortion. Look for them here:

The Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Center Database Resource Center

The Fake Clinic Database is a collection of all discoverable US crisis pregnancy center locations, independently verified and regularly updated by Reproaction.

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Health care isn't a political game. Pregnancy. Miscarriage. IVF. Birth control. Emergency care. These are deeply personal moments that deserve compassion—not political interference. ❤️ If you agree, share this post.

@repricklarsen.bsky.social (D-WA) held a roundtable for members of the reproductive medicine community, including ASRM’s Dr. Ginny Ryan, to discuss the importance of access to IVF and the role the bicameral Right to IVF Act will play in expanding access if passed.

This week is Black Infertility Awareness Week. 11.8% of BIPOC military families report bias and dismissal. Let's advocate for equity. #BIAW2026 #BlackInfertilityAwareness #MilitaryFamilies #HealthEquity #MilitaryFamilyBuildingSurvey

48 years, 13 million babies, 1 Nobel Prize. Happy #WorldIVFDay! 🎉 IVF has transformed millions of lives worldwide & expanded the possibilities for parenthood. We are grateful to the clinicians, scientists, & advocates who have helped so many build the families they desire. Because #IVFDelivers. ❤️

🎉 Today, members of Congress introduced the #RightToIVFAct—a major step toward protecting the freedom to build a family. The bill would establish a nationwide right to receive IVF care and protect providers' ability to offer that care.

ASRM is proud to endorse the bicameral reintroduction of the Right to IVF Act ahead of World IVF Day this Saturday, July 25th. If passed, the act will expand access to affordable fertility care for all Americans.

"'President Trump promised the whole enchilada of access to IVF care. He has delivered a slice of jalapeno pepper on the top,' Sean Tipton, chief advocacy and policy officer at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, told MS NOW." www.ms.now/news/democra...

Senate Democrats revive IVF as midterm issue highlighting Trump failures

Democrats hope to remind voters of President Donald Trump’s unfulfilled campaign promise to fund in vitro fertilization treatments.

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We thank @aft.org for taking a stand for reproductive rights and bodily autonomy by defending health care decisions from political interference, opposing laws that create health care deserts, and backing shield laws for patients and providers. Read the full resolution ⬇️ www.aft.org/resolution/d...

Mifepristone is one of the most studied medications in the world, with a strong safety record. Efforts to restrict it are NOT about science, they are about taking away decisions from patients and providers.

Women comprise more than half the US population, yet for decades their health needs have been understudied and underserved. We need a #WomensHealthMoonshot. SWHR, @acog.org and Women First Research Coalition released a National Strategy to Close the Women’s Health Gap: swhr.org/nationalstrategy

SWHR, @acog.org, and the Women First Research Coalition (WFRC) gathered on Capitol Hill to share the National Strategy to Close the Women’s Health Gap, a framework for measuring against a $20 billion, 10-year federal investment in women’s health. #WomensHealthMoonshot swhr.org/nationalstrategy.

ASRM was proud to support the launch of the National Strategy to Close the Women’s Health Gap at the Capitol today! Leading health organizations are calling on Congress to invest $20 billion over the next 10 years to improve gender equity in research and health outcomes.

ACOG is proud to join the @swhr.bsky.social and the Women First Research Coalition in launching the National Strategy to Close the Women’s Health Gap, which calls on Congress to invest $20 billion over 10 years to transform women’s health. Read the press release: https://bit.ly/4yfdagS

ASRM thanks the Alliance for Fertility Preservation for their tireless work to advance access to essential health services like fertility preservation across the U.S. Thank you to Gov. Josh Green for signing HB 1864 into law and congratulations, Hawai'i! governor.hawaii.gov/featured/gov...

Gov. Green Signs Legislation to Expand Access to Healthcare and Relieve Medical Debt

STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI   JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR  KE KIAʻĀINA   GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS LEGISLATION TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND RELIEVE MEDICAL DEBT FOR […]

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We thank the member advocates who took the time to submit public comments sharing their professional opinions on the two proposed federal rules regarding excepted fertility benefits (EFBs). See ASRM comments in full ⬇️ www.asrm.org/globalassets...

📢 TODAY is the last day to comment on two proposed federal rules around excepted fertility benefits (EFBs)! We encourage our members to make their voices heard. Swipe for ASRM’s talking points.

Mifepristone is safe and effective. Mifepristone is safe and effective. Mifepristone is safe and effective. Mifepristone is safe and effective.

A piece published in @nejm.org written by ASRM members Dr. Christopher Moutos, Dr. Dean Moutos, and Dr. John Phelps highlights concerns about IVF access, legislative overreach, and patient privacy. ⬇️ www.asrm.org/news-and-eve...

"Every individual who enters a fertility clinic arrives as a whole person—with their own history and sense of what success means. Personalised, patient-centred, and empowered care is not an aspiration; it is the standard that every patient deserves." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Informed, empowered, and engaged: fertility care for the modern era

According to 2023 data from WHO, infertility affects approximately one in six couples wolrdwide. With the birth of Louise Brown in 1978, millions of people struggling to conceive were provided with a ...

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Another fabulous @eshre.bsky.social meeting in London! It was a lovely surprise to have my work on stress and impaired fecundity referenced at the @asrmorg.bsky.social session.

In light of the Supreme Court's disappointing and discriminatory ruling upholding bans on transgender student athletes in West Virginia v. BPJ today, we uplift this factsheet on biological sex from the Center for Policy and Leadership. ⬇️ www.asrm.org/advocacy-and...

Just the Facts: Biological Sex

Biological sex is a complex, multidimensional construct influenced by anatomy, genetics, and hormones. Efforts to oversimplify it ignore scientific reality.

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Dr. Ryniec reminding us why it's vital that lawmakers 1. Seek out the knowledge of reproductive medicine experts, and 2. Avoid interfering in the patient-provider relationship. ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVcX...

When politicians talk about IVF without understanding it, patients pay the price

YouTube video by Jessica Ryniec

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As Pride Month comes to an end, we’re proud to highlight members of ASRM’s LGBTQ+ community as they share what their identities mean to them, how their lived experiences shape their work, and why representation matters in the care we provide. 🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🚨 TEXAS MEMBERS: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee will meet on July 8 to hear testimony related to banning the use of gestational carriers. Please use this easy Action Alert to urge committee members not to restrict this essential form of ART: asrm.quorum.us/campaign/165...

Take action to protect gestational surrogacy in Texas

Contact your Texan Senator

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"The concept of fetal or embryonic 'personhood' under the law is not new. However, since the Dobbs decision, these attacks have dramatically increased." www.aclu.org/news/reprodu...

Abortion Rights Still Under Threat

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, advocates are fighting for abortion protections at the state level.

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It's been 4 years since the #Dobbs decision & abortion is still severely restricted across the US—with 13 states currently banning care entirely. Advocates & policymakers must champion a bold vision of access that goes beyond Roe, rooted in evidence & human rights to guarantee access for all.

Patients and providers deserve better than this. We're fighting for a future where everyone can access the care they need. 💜 And let's be clear: Roe was never enough. People were already facing barriers to abortion care long before Dobbs.