Exciting news via RESOLVE this morning: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) will be introducing the Family Building Act to the Senate! This bill mirrors the House version of the bill, (H.R. 697), and aims at making ART more affordable by requiring insurance companies to cover what is essentially a legitimate (and to some extent, curable) medical problem.
More info about the Senate version of the bill here at Senator Gillibrand’s blog. Update: Full text of S. 1258 Senate bill here.
What you can do:
- Send a letter/email thanking Senator Gillibrand for her initiative.
- Contact your Senator to either co-sponsor or support this bill.
- HR 697 has been assigned to committees. Contact the House Committee members directly to show their support. (The 3 assigned committees are linked in the middle of the page.)
- If you haven’t already, contact your Representative to support HR 697 as well.
Please feel free to post on your blogs, message boards, and FB pages!
Seems like a very important bill. In Canada, I have heard that certain provinces cover IVF procedures under the public health care system.