PRINTER'SMICHIGAN NO.SENATE Senate Resolution No.

3023112 THEOffered GENERALby ASSEMBLYSenators OFChang, PENNSYLVANIACavanagh, HOUSEGeiss, Moss, Polehanki and Santana A RESOLUTION SessionTO ofDESIGNATE No.APRIL 19-26, 2026, AS INFERTILITY AWARENESS WEEK WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one in seven couples have trouble getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy;

447and 2026WHEREAS, INTRODUCEDThe BYWorld MALAGARI,Health KRUEGER,Organization O'MARA,and FREEMAN,American KUTZ,Medical CEPEDA-Association FREYTIZ,define HILL-EVANS,infertility McNEILL, BRENNAN, GUZMAN, SANCHEZ AND PASHINSKI, MARCH 18, 2026 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 18, 2026 A RESOLUTION Recognizing the week of April 19 through 25, 2026, as "Nationala Infertilitydisease; Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

and WHEREAS, AnInfertility estimatedaffects 15%women ofand couplesmen experienceequally infertilityand issuesdoes whennot tryingdiscriminate tobased starton arace, family;religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or socioeconomic level;

and WHEREAS, InfertilityThe isLGBTQ+ definedcommunity asalso thefaces inabilitychallenges towhen conceivebuilding aftertheir onefamilies; year or longer of trying to have a child;

and WHEREAS, InfertilityAll affectspeople individualschallenged ofin alltheir ages,family-building gendersjourney andshould races;have access to all family-building options;

and WHEREAS, BothSuch womenfamily-building andoptions meninclude areadoption affectedand bymedical infertility,treatment, withlike male infertility being a factor in approximatelyvitro 50%fertilization ofand allthird-party infertilityreproduction; cases;

and WHEREAS, InCost theand Unitedlack States,of 9%insurance ofcoverage menare andbarriers 11%for ofmany womenin haveour experiencedstate fertilityto issues;access the family-building options that they need;

and WHEREAS, StigmaRacial isand consideredsocioeconomic onedisparities exist among those accessing fertility care, so raising awareness of infertility and the burdensbarriers offaced infertility;by the family-building community is the first step towards action;

andnow, WHEREAS,therefore, Infertilitybe canit causeRESOLVED psychologicalBY distress,THE emotionalSENATE, stressThat andthe financialmembers difficulties for couples, who can experience feelings of anger,this guilt,legislative sadness,body depression,designate anxietyApril and19-26, a2026, lossas ofInfertility self-confidenceAwareness andWeek; self-esteem;

and WHEREAS,be Theit mostfurther commonRESOLVED, typesThat ofwe fertilityjoin treatmentthe areNational inInfertility vitroAssociation, fertilizationdedicated (IVF)volunteers, health care professionals, and intrauterinemembers inseminationof (IUI);the infertility and family-building community by participating in this promotion.

andAdopted WHEREAS, IVF is the process of taking eggs from ovaries and fertilizing them by sperm in a lab, with the resultSenate, ofApril an22, embryo2026. that can be implanted into a uterus;

andSecretary WHEREAS, The average cost of IVF in the UnitedSenate States is currently $12,000 to $20,000 for one cycle;

and WHEREAS, IUI is the process of collecting healthy sperm and inserting the sperm directly into the uterus when an individual is ovulating;

and WHEREAS, The average cost of IUI in the United States is $500 to $3,000;

and WHEREAS, In 2022, 54% of the largest employers in the United States offered insurance coverage for IVF treatment;

and WHEREAS, As of October 2024, there are 22 states that have fertility insurance coverage laws, but this Commonwealth is not one of those states;

and WHEREAS, Raising awareness for the community of infertility can remove barriers to care;

and WHEREAS, Educating others on infertility can remove the stigma and increase empathy and sympathy toward those facing infertility problems;

and WHEREAS, Infertility awareness is a vital part of normalizing the conversation about difficulties with fertility;

and WHEREAS, The Commonwealth joins RESOLVE:

The National Infertility Association, dedicated volunteers, health care professionals and members of the infertility and family-building 20260HR0447PN3023 - 2 - community by participating in this awareness;

therefore be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the week of April 19 through 25, 2026, as "National Infertility Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

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