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ASRM is dedicated to the advancement of the science and practice of reproductive medicine through advocacy, education, research, and ethical patient care.
While this is not the outcome we hoped for, our incredible member advocates have pushed the needle on this issue, ensuring that it will remain atop the DC agenda. Our military families deserve comprehensive coverage for fertility benefits, and we won’t give up.
December 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
While this is not the outcome we hoped for, our incredible member advocates have pushed the needle on this issue, ensuring that it will remain atop the DC agenda. Our military families deserve comprehensive coverage for fertility benefits, and we won’t give up.
"'It is shameful that members of Congress and congressional staff enjoy access to comprehensive fertility benefits while they continue to deny this same coverage to military families,' Tipton said." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Mike Johnson strips military IVF coverage from defense bill – report
House speaker worked behind the scenes to strip provision after it was added as an amendment earlier this year
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"'It is shameful that members of Congress and congressional staff enjoy access to comprehensive fertility benefits while they continue to deny this same coverage to military families,' Tipton said." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Sean Tipton, Chief Advocacy and Policy Officer at ASRM, said Johnson is entitled to his personal views on IVF, but he is not entitled to 'override the will of Congress and strip away a provision that was... ultimately approved by both the House and Senate on the floor.'" thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"Sean Tipton, Chief Advocacy and Policy Officer at ASRM, said Johnson is entitled to his personal views on IVF, but he is not entitled to 'override the will of Congress and strip away a provision that was... ultimately approved by both the House and Senate on the floor.'" thehill.com/policy/healt...
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On Sunday, US lawmakers released the annual defense policy bill authorizing a record $901 billion in national defense spending in 2026.
The bill was somehow $8 billion more than Trump requested, and bans transgender women from competing in sports at military universities.
The bill was somehow $8 billion more than Trump requested, and bans transgender women from competing in sports at military universities.
Congress moves to ban trans women from military academy sports
The move is part of several anti-trans measures directed by the Trump administration.
www.motherjones.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
On Sunday, US lawmakers released the annual defense policy bill authorizing a record $901 billion in national defense spending in 2026.
The bill was somehow $8 billion more than Trump requested, and bans transgender women from competing in sports at military universities.
The bill was somehow $8 billion more than Trump requested, and bans transgender women from competing in sports at military universities.
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😡😡 We CANNOT let them get away with this! Our servicemembers should be able to get IVF to help them build their families!
Take action with @asrmorg.bsky.social and demand your representative vote to #KeepIVFinNDAA and protect this essential benefit: asrm.quorum.us/campaign/149...
Take action with @asrmorg.bsky.social and demand your representative vote to #KeepIVFinNDAA and protect this essential benefit: asrm.quorum.us/campaign/149...
December 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
😡😡 We CANNOT let them get away with this! Our servicemembers should be able to get IVF to help them build their families!
Take action with @asrmorg.bsky.social and demand your representative vote to #KeepIVFinNDAA and protect this essential benefit: asrm.quorum.us/campaign/149...
Take action with @asrmorg.bsky.social and demand your representative vote to #KeepIVFinNDAA and protect this essential benefit: asrm.quorum.us/campaign/149...
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is working behind the scenes to strip the NDAA of IVF funding. Use our Action Alert system to demand your representative vote to #KeepIVFinNDAA and protect this essential benefit for our military families: asrm.quorum.us/campaign/149...
Post your military story!
Social media campaign to cover IVF for military families
asrm.quorum.us
December 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is working behind the scenes to strip the NDAA of IVF funding. Use our Action Alert system to demand your representative vote to #KeepIVFinNDAA and protect this essential benefit for our military families: asrm.quorum.us/campaign/149...
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MAJOR UPDATE: Speaker Mike Johnson is working behind closed doors to strip IVF coverage for all active duty members of the military.
Will the self-proclaimed "Father of IVF" Donald Trump swoop in to save it?
Will the self-proclaimed "Father of IVF" Donald Trump swoop in to save it?
Mike Johnson works in secret to strip IVF health coverage from defense bill
The speaker is working behind closed doors to remove a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act that would mandate health coverage for in vitro fertilization for all active duty military.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
MAJOR UPDATE: Speaker Mike Johnson is working behind closed doors to strip IVF coverage for all active duty members of the military.
Will the self-proclaimed "Father of IVF" Donald Trump swoop in to save it?
Will the self-proclaimed "Father of IVF" Donald Trump swoop in to save it?
Kathryn V. is a military spouse and advocate from Tennessee. Her family’s journey is a prime example of why we must #KeepIVFinNDAA. Let’s keep the pressure on so families like Kathryn’s have the essential IVF coverage they need!
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Kathryn V. is a military spouse and advocate from Tennessee. Her family’s journey is a prime example of why we must #KeepIVFinNDAA. Let’s keep the pressure on so families like Kathryn’s have the essential IVF coverage they need!
Thank you for using your voice to #KeepIVFinNDAA!
December 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Thank you for using your voice to #KeepIVFinNDAA!
“Americans overwhelmingly support access to IVF. Standing with our troops means ensuring they have the full range of medical care needed to build their families. We urge Speaker Johnson and congressional leadership to keep this provision."
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Speaker Mike Johnson Working Behind Scenes to Slash IVF Provision From NDAA
The claim by disabled Army veteran and Sen. Tammy Duckworth comes as both chambers of Congress seek a final version of the NDAA.
www.military.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“Americans overwhelmingly support access to IVF. Standing with our troops means ensuring they have the full range of medical care needed to build their families. We urge Speaker Johnson and congressional leadership to keep this provision."
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is working behind the scenes to strip the NDAA of IVF funding. Use our Action Alert system to demand your representative vote to #KeepIVFinNDAA and protect this essential benefit for our military families: asrm.quorum.us/campaign/149...
Post your military story!
Social media campaign to cover IVF for military families
asrm.quorum.us
December 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is working behind the scenes to strip the NDAA of IVF funding. Use our Action Alert system to demand your representative vote to #KeepIVFinNDAA and protect this essential benefit for our military families: asrm.quorum.us/campaign/149...
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🚨 My first SCOOP for @ms.now: Mike Johnson has secretly been working to tank a provision to mandate IVF coverage for active duty service members from the Defense Reauthorization Bill—even as Trump has pledged to expand access.
Here's what to know 👇
Here's what to know 👇
Mike Johnson works in secret to strip IVF health coverage from defense bill
The speaker is working behind closed-doors to remove a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act that would mandate health coverage for in vitro fertilization for all active duty military.
www.ms.now
December 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🚨 My first SCOOP for @ms.now: Mike Johnson has secretly been working to tank a provision to mandate IVF coverage for active duty service members from the Defense Reauthorization Bill—even as Trump has pledged to expand access.
Here's what to know 👇
Here's what to know 👇
"The measures that passed overwhelmingly in both chambers are being taken out seemingly in the dead of night by one extremist leader imposing his views on our dedicated soldiers, sailors and space force people," said ASRM Chief Advocacy and Policy Officer Sean Tipton. www.ms.now/news/mike-jo...
Mike Johnson works in secret to strip IVF health coverage from defense bill
The speaker is working behind closed doors to remove a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act that would mandate health coverage for in vitro fertilization for all active duty military.
www.ms.now
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"The measures that passed overwhelmingly in both chambers are being taken out seemingly in the dead of night by one extremist leader imposing his views on our dedicated soldiers, sailors and space force people," said ASRM Chief Advocacy and Policy Officer Sean Tipton. www.ms.now/news/mike-jo...
"They brought everything to a stop." Scientific research grants in areas such as aging, diabetes, stroke, cancer, and reproductive and mental health are receiving less NIH funding and less time to spend these funds than in previous years: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"They brought everything to a stop." Scientific research grants in areas such as aging, diabetes, stroke, cancer, and reproductive and mental health are receiving less NIH funding and less time to spend these funds than in previous years: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
🚨 Submit your application for the 2026 PRIMED cohort by Dec. 12! Learn more about this one-of-a-kind training program and apply here: connect.asrm.org/cpl/primed/p...
December 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
🚨 Submit your application for the 2026 PRIMED cohort by Dec. 12! Learn more about this one-of-a-kind training program and apply here: connect.asrm.org/cpl/primed/p...
"Fertility treatment, including IVF, is an essential component of reproductive health care, not a discretionary family policy benefit." Read the newly released CPL report explaining the Trump Administration's IVF initiative and outlining next steps ⬇️ www.asrm.org/advocacy-and...
Evaluating the Trump Administration’s Initiative on IVF
Analysis of Trump’s IVF initiative by ASRM with key policy insights, cost implications, and equity concerns in fertility care access.
www.asrm.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"Fertility treatment, including IVF, is an essential component of reproductive health care, not a discretionary family policy benefit." Read the newly released CPL report explaining the Trump Administration's IVF initiative and outlining next steps ⬇️ www.asrm.org/advocacy-and...
"[RRM] is not a recognized medical field, the way reproductive endocrinology and infertility is, or obstetrics and gynecology," Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Laura Cooney told WORT 89.9. 🎧 Listen here: www.wortfm.org/restorative-...
Restorative Reproductive Medicine Is Not What It Sounds Like - WORT-FM 89.9
Pro choice advocates are warning about the rise of a new pseudo-medical treatment called restorative reproductive medicine. They see it as a back door way to push an anti abortion […]
www.wortfm.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"[RRM] is not a recognized medical field, the way reproductive endocrinology and infertility is, or obstetrics and gynecology," Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Laura Cooney told WORT 89.9. 🎧 Listen here: www.wortfm.org/restorative-...
Congratulations to RESOLVE on a successful Night of Hope! 🧡
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Congratulations to RESOLVE on a successful Night of Hope! 🧡
🎉 The AMA has adopted policy opposing recent efforts to limit access to IVF at the federal and state levels. Congrats to ASRM's Gov. Affairs Manager Emma Berens and ASRM delegates Drs. Ginny Ryan and Rachel Whynott for introducing the resolution! @ama-assn.org www.ama-assn.org/press-center...
AMA adopts policy opposing efforts to limit access to fertility care
The new policy recognizes IVF as an important part of infertility treatment options that should be offered to patients.
www.ama-assn.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🎉 The AMA has adopted policy opposing recent efforts to limit access to IVF at the federal and state levels. Congrats to ASRM's Gov. Affairs Manager Emma Berens and ASRM delegates Drs. Ginny Ryan and Rachel Whynott for introducing the resolution! @ama-assn.org www.ama-assn.org/press-center...
Dr. Ginny Ryan, Dr. Rachel Whynott, and ASRM Government Affairs Manager Emma Berens at the @ama-assn.org Interim Meeting this week! Thank you to our incredible delegation. 💜🩺
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Dr. Ginny Ryan, Dr. Rachel Whynott, and ASRM Government Affairs Manager Emma Berens at the @ama-assn.org Interim Meeting this week! Thank you to our incredible delegation. 💜🩺
“At Vitae, the most effective fertility treatment, IVF, isn’t on the table for patients who are older than 35, whose window to get pregnant is shrinking… These patients may not have months to spend on diagnostic care before attempting more involved fertility treatments.” ⬇️
Vitae Clinic represents the new frontier of the anti-abortion movement. National anti-abortion activists have called it a model of what reproductive health care should look like in the post-Roe v. Wade landscape.
As abortion opponents target IVF, they’re promoting fertility clinics like this one
Social conservatives have pushed restorative reproductive medicine as an alternative to IVF. Doctors worry that could limit access to the most effective form of infertility treatment.
19thnews.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“At Vitae, the most effective fertility treatment, IVF, isn’t on the table for patients who are older than 35, whose window to get pregnant is shrinking… These patients may not have months to spend on diagnostic care before attempting more involved fertility treatments.” ⬇️
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Vitae Clinic represents the new frontier of the anti-abortion movement. National anti-abortion activists have called it a model of what reproductive health care should look like in the post-Roe v. Wade landscape.
As abortion opponents target IVF, they’re promoting fertility clinics like this one
Social conservatives have pushed restorative reproductive medicine as an alternative to IVF. Doctors worry that could limit access to the most effective form of infertility treatment.
19thnews.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Vitae Clinic represents the new frontier of the anti-abortion movement. National anti-abortion activists have called it a model of what reproductive health care should look like in the post-Roe v. Wade landscape.
"'I can't, in good conscience, recommend that people delay care,' [Dr. Klipstein] says, citing the lack of detail in Trump's announcement and the risk pausing the hormone treatments could pose to both patients' health and their chances of conceiving." www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Trump’s IVF news sparks a wave of misinformation
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"'I can't, in good conscience, recommend that people delay care,' [Dr. Klipstein] says, citing the lack of detail in Trump's announcement and the risk pausing the hormone treatments could pose to both patients' health and their chances of conceiving." www.politico.com/newsletters/...
ASRM's Director of Government Affairs Jessie Losch appeared on @drlorashahine.bsky.social's podcast, "Brave & Curious," to break down the White House's IVF policy announcement. Listen now! ⏯️ drlorashahine.com/podcast/deco...
Decoding Trump’s IVF Promises with ASRM Director of Government Affairs, Jessie Losch — Dr. Lora Shahine
What does Trump’s “Father of Fertility” claim really mean? How might his new IVF announcements impact real patients? And could policies disguised as “restorative” actually restrict reproductive freedo...
drlorashahine.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
ASRM's Director of Government Affairs Jessie Losch appeared on @drlorashahine.bsky.social's podcast, "Brave & Curious," to break down the White House's IVF policy announcement. Listen now! ⏯️ drlorashahine.com/podcast/deco...
Representatives from ASRM, @acog.org, @endocrinesociety.bsky.social, @menopausesociety.bsky.social, the AUA, and more attended the HHS convening on the removal of "black box warnings" from estrogen therapy for menopause. Read more from ASRM CEO Dr. Jared Robins: www.asrm.org/news-and-eve...
ASRM, Leading Reproductive Health Organizations Attend HHS Policy Convening on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
HHS and FDA lift black box warning on estrogen therapy. ASRM joins leading orgs in support, urging evidence-based policy for women’s reproductive health.
www.asrm.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Representatives from ASRM, @acog.org, @endocrinesociety.bsky.social, @menopausesociety.bsky.social, the AUA, and more attended the HHS convening on the removal of "black box warnings" from estrogen therapy for menopause. Read more from ASRM CEO Dr. Jared Robins: www.asrm.org/news-and-eve...