FACTSHEET - Why the IVF Industry Must Be Regulated

utory civil actions for the wrongful deaths l Alabama’s hasty legislative decision in of minor children have for decades included March 2024 to give the fertility industry the unborn, and in recent years including complete immunity from all civil and crim- those before “viability.” The court wrote that inal liability in the practice of IVF fails to there was no exception in the statute based prote. [...] to destroy or freeze indefinitely when the And the outcomes of the process are not neu- practice is not necessary for parents to have a tral. [...] Parents EIGHT PRELIMINARY POLICY deserve to know precisely what the risks are for RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONGRESS themselves and the embryos; the odds of success; In order to regulate IVF with the the expected costs; the exact number of embryos well-being of parents and children in mind, to be created, when, and their disposition; and Congress should: their legal rights if the clinic intentionally or. [...] health complications for the mother, poor outcomes for the child, and decreases the risk for multiples health complications for the mother, poor outcomes for the child, and decreases the risk for multiples health complications for the mother, poor outcomes for the child, and decreases the risk for multiples . [...] The law embryos in the pursuit of the “perfect” child should ensure that couples have access to and based on sex, potential physical or mental explore treatments that can heal their infertil- traits, or the potential of inheriting a disease, ity before they turn to IVF as a last resort.