[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 10 (Thursday, January 18, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H231-H232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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           HEARTBREAK FOR THOSE WHO STRUGGLE TO GET PREGNANT

  (Ms. WILD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, being a mother to my two children, Clay and 
Adrienne, is the greatest privilege of my life and my greatest joy. I 
often refer to them as the best thing I have ever done, and they are my 
rocks.
  When I hear from women who so badly want to have children, but 
struggle with their fertility, it really makes me sad.
  According to the CDC, infertility affects one in five women in the 
United States. In fact, it affected me, but I

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have seen firsthand how heartbreaking and expensive struggling to 
conceive can be. I firmly believe as lawmakers that it is our duty to 
support these families, not to restrict their access to reproductive 
healthcare.
  Everyone deserves access to the full range of assisted reproductive 
technologies to help them start or grow their families, including 
treatments like in vitro fertilization, or IVF. That is why I am so 
proud to join Senator Tammy Duckworth today to introduce the Access to 
Family Building Act, which would codify the right to assisted 
reproduction technologies and ensure that no State law can infringe 
upon this right.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope that we can all agree that we should support 
hopeful parents, and I call on my friends on both sides of the aisle to 
join me in bringing this legislation to the floor.

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