Bill Text: CA ACR154 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: In vitro fertilization.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-01 - From printer. [ACR154 Detail]
Download: California-2023-ACR154-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Concurrent Resolution
No. 154
| Introduced by Assembly Members Davies, Hoover, and Wallis |
February 29, 2024 |
Relative to in vitro fertilization.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 154, as introduced, Davies.
In vitro fertilization.
This measure would call upon the Alabama Legislature to immediately overturn the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling on LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, P.C., declare that the Legislature recognizes and protects access to in vitro fertilization services for Californian women struggling with infertility issues, and encourage Congressional leaders to establish nationwide protections for in vitro fertilization services.
Digest Key
Fiscal Committee: NOBill Text
WHEREAS, In vitro fertilization (IVF), also known as assisted reproductive technology (ART), is a medical process in which the fertilization of an egg by sperm takes place outside of the body in a laboratory setting, with the fertilized egg (embryo) then being transferred into a woman’s uterus to grow and develop; and
WHEREAS, IVF is a common procedure for the effective treatment of infertility issues stemming from fallopian tube damage or blockage, ovulation disorders, endometriosis, uterine fibrosis, issues with sperm, genetic disorders, cancer, or other diseases, and is the main treatment option for women over 40 years of age; and
WHEREAS, Based on the 2021 Fertility Clinic Success Rates Report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 238,126 patients had 413,776 ART cycles performed at 453 reporting clinics in the United States during 2021, resulting in the birth of 97,128 infants; and
WHEREAS, More than 10,000,000 children have been born due to ART globally, with approximately 500,000 babies born each year as a direct result of the procedures; and
WHEREAS, On February 16, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act extended to frozen embryos; and
WHEREAS, This ruling has directly resulted in Alabama’s IVF facilities ceasing services until the state can provide legal protections for the embryologists and clinic; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature calls upon the Alabama Legislature to immediately overturn the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling on LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, P.C.; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes and protects access to IVF services for Californian women struggling with infertility issues; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature encourages Congressional leaders to establish nationwide protections for IVF services; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
