#SaveIVF campaign calls for action amid fears of legislation changes post Roe v Wade

Pinnacle Fertility launches educational campaign as Roe v Wade’s reversal threatens fertility care.

After the landmark decision Roe v Wade, state lawmakers have the opportunity to introduce new legislation that could have a devastating impact on IVF and the families in need of the treatment.

The Save IVF campaign urges those to take action and pledge their commitment to standing up for access to fertility care through the #SaveIVF Pledge.

Signing up for the pledge enrols participants in timely action alert emails regarding legislative threats to fertility care and actions they can take from RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association.

“We must stay informed and spread this information,” says Beth Zoneraich, COO of Pinnacle Fertility, a US-based fertility care platform. “Many people don’t know or understand that these bills popping up targeting abortion actually have a disastrous impact on family-building options like IVF that so many people need to start their families.

“As healthcare providers, it’s our responsibility to protect our patients’ rights to access these treatments and maintain their decision-making power in regards to growing their family. One in eight couples experience infertility, so many people rely on these treatments.”

Many states will begin to see new legislation proposed in the upcoming sessions that, while designed to restrict or ban abortion, may also intentionally or unintentionally target in vitro embryos.

This legislation could have disastrous repercussions for the future of family-building in the US, including outlawing and criminalising the ability to freeze embryos, utilising genetic testing, miscarrying and pertinent care provided to the patient.

Punitive measures could result in criminal felony charges, civil and licensure ramifications for physicians and healthcare providers.

Pinnacle Fertility is asking their community and the general public to spread awareness and join the conversation online by sharing their personal stories and using #SaveIVF and #Access2IVF on social media.

“As a physician, we need to be able to provide necessary care to our patients,” adds Dr Fred Larsen, reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist at a Pinnacle Fertility clinic from Arizona.

“The language tossed around in these bills not only restricts patients’ rights to access care necessary to build their families, but it also limits and threatens a physician’s ability to provide essential medically-sound care without the looming fear of severe consequences.”