2026 Advocacy Activities
Below are the letters and amicus briefs that ASRM has written or signed to protect reproductive rights and the practice of reproductive medicine.
(Updated 4-14-2026)
DATE |
ACTION/DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 4/14/2026 | Letter to GA's governor Brian Kemp urging opposition to HB 1275, a prohibition on using fetal and embryonic stem cells in research |
| 4/13/2026 | Letter to RI's Senate Committee on Health and Human Services in support of SB 2382, an IVF and FP mandate including PGD |
| 4/10/2026 | Endorsement of the Blood Pressure MATTERS Act with Rep Nikema Williams |
| 4/9/2026 | Letter to LA's House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure opposing HB 578, a bill defining sex and gender as binary |
| 4/7/2026 | Letter to SC's Senate Committee on Medical Affairs opposing SB 1095, a total abortion ban with penalties |
| 4/6/2026 | Letter to MN's House Committee on Health Finance and Policy in support of HF 4609, the Minnesota Building Families Act |
| 4/3/2026 | Letter to NH's Senate Committee on Judiciary opposing HB 1442, a bathroom bill defining sex and gender as binary |
| 4/3/2026 | Letter to MN's Senate Committee on Health and Human Services supporting SF 1961, the Minnesota Building Families Act, an IVF mandate |
| 3/31/2026 | Sign on letter with Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research to Congress opposing NIH cuts in the administration's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request |
| 3/30/2026 | Letter to IL's Senate Committee on Insurance in support of SB 1259, a fertility preservation bill |
| 3/27/2026 | Sign on letter with NWLC to eliminate the Weldon Amendment, an annual Labor-HHS budget rider |
| 3/18/2026 | Letter to NH's House Judiciary Committee opposing SB 552, a bill criminalizing gender affirming care |
| 3/18/2026 | Letter to AZ's Senate Committee on Federalism and Family Law opposing HB 2144, a child support bill defining "preborn children as human offspring from conception until birth" |
| 3/17/2026 | PREEMIE Act Appropriations Coalition Letter Sign-on with March of Dimes |
| 3/16/2026 | Letter to GA's Senate Health and Human Services Committee in support of HB 329, a bill allowing AAPs to provide IUIs |
| 3/11/2026 | Letter to AZ's House Health and Human Services Committee in support of SB 1347, a fertility preservation bill |
| 3/11/2026 | Sign on letter with Power to Decide to Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs in support of the joint Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution, H.J. Res. 144 and S.J. Res. 103, that would overturn the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) final rule formalizing a near-total abortion ban. |
| 3/10/2026 | CDC Coalition FY 2027 sign-on letter with APHA/CDC Coalition in support of $11.581 billion for CDC’s FY 2027 topline funding level |
| 3/9/2026 | Letter to SC's House of Representatives opposing amendments 26 (a Hyde amendment personhood measure) and 109 (a ban on medication abortion) to the House budget |
| 3/9/2026 | Support slip on behalf of NJ A-2731, protecting access to assisted reproductive technology |
| 3/6/2026 | Letter to CT's Joint Committee on Health Services in support of HB 5483, a fertility preservation bill for Medicaid |
| 3/5/2026 | Sign on letter with NYCLU urging NY Governor Hochul to sign the Gender-Affirming Care Access Program (A.8841/S.7924), protecting providers of GAC |
| 3/3/2026 | Sign-on letter with the Friends of NCHS Executive Committee to the LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee in support of $220 million in funding |
| 3/3/2026 | Sign-on letter to the Senate to protect the Toxic Substances Control Act to safeguard public health |
| 3/2/2026 | Letter to MN's Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection supporting SF 1961 |
| 2/27/2026 | Letter to Arizona's Senate Judiciary and Elections opposing HB 2043 |
| 2/26/2026 | Letter to Oregon's Joint Ways and Means Committee in support of HB 4155 |
| 2/26/2026 | Letter to AZ's House Education Committee opposing S.C.R. 1006 |
| 2/23/2026 | Letter to OK's House Committee on Government Oversight opposing HB 3130 |
| 2/19/2026 | Letter to SC's Senate Education Subcommittee Meeting opposings two bills |
| 2/13/2026 | Letter to VA's House of Delegates in suppot of HB 323 |
| 2/5/2026 | Sign on coalition letter recommending at least $51.303 billion for NIH |
| 2/3/2026 | Letter to Oregon's House Committee on Healthcare in support of HB 4155 |
| 2/2/2026 | Letter to Indiana's House Committee on Public Health opposing SB 182 |
| 2/2/2026 | Sign-on letter opposing NIH budget request |
| 2/2/2026 | Sign-on letter urging VA to rescind abortion rule |
| 2/2/2026 | Letter to South Dakota's House Health and Human Services Committee opposing HB 1182 |
| 1/29/2026 | Letter to Nebraska's Judiciary Committee in support of LB 1148 |
| 1/29/2026 | Letter to South Carolina's Senate Committee on Medical Affairs opposing SB 717 |
| 1/27/2026 | Letter to Missouri's House Committee on Emerging Issues opposing multiple bills |
| 1/27/2026 | Letter to Missouri's House Subcommittee on Children and Families opposing HB 2688 |
| 1/26/2026 | Letter to VA's Labor and Commerce Subcommittee #1 in support of HB 328 |
| 1/21/2026 | Sign on letter urging protection for TSCA |
| 1/12/2026 | Sign on letter supporting NIH funding |
| 1/12/2026 | Sign on letter endorsing Genetic Counselor Services Act |
| 1/9/2026 | Sign on letter regarding childhood vaccine schedule |
| 1/8/2026 | Letter endorsing CRA resolution opposing VA abortion rule |
| 1/8/2026 | Letter to South Carolina's House Judiciary Committee opposing H 4760 |
| 1/7/2026 | Letter to South Carolina's House Judiciary Committee opposing H 3537 |
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