PRINTER'S NO. 1184
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 155
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MALAGARI, KRUEGER, O'MARA, HANBIDGE, MADDEN, KHAN,
KENYATTA, SANCHEZ, WAXMAN, McNEILL, HILL-EVANS, HOHENSTEIN,
GIRAL, OTTEN, NEILSON, MAYES, CERRATO, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, RIVERA
AND GREEN, MARCH 31, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 31, 2025
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of April 20 through 26, 2025, as "National
2 Infertility Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and
4 Prevention, one in eight couples suffer from infertility in the
5 United States; and
6 WHEREAS, Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive
7 after one year or longer of trying to have a child; and
8 WHEREAS, Infertility affects individuals of all ages, genders
9 and races; and
10 WHEREAS, Both women and men are affected by infertility, with
11 male infertility being a factor in approximately 50% of all
12 infertility cases; and
13 WHEREAS, In the United States, 9% of men and 11% of women
14 have experienced fertility issues; and
15 WHEREAS, Stigma is considered one of the burdens of
16 infertility; and
17 WHEREAS, Infertility can cause psychological distress,
 1 emotional stress and financial difficulties for couples, who can
2 experience feelings of anger, guilt, sadness, depression,
3 anxiety and a loss of self-confidence and self-esteem; and
4 WHEREAS, The most common types of fertility treatment are in
5 vitro fertilization (IVF) and intrauterine insemination (IUI);
6 and
7 WHEREAS, IVF is the process of taking eggs from ovaries and
8 fertilizing them by sperm in a lab, with the result of an embryo
9 that can be implanted into a uterus; and
10 WHEREAS, The average cost of IVF in the United States is
11 currently $12,000 to $14,000 for one cycle; and
12 WHEREAS, IUI is the process of collecting healthy sperm and
13 inserting the sperm directly into the uterus when an individual
14 is ovulating; and
15 WHEREAS, The average cost of IUI in the United States is $300
16 to $1,000; and
17 WHEREAS, In 2022, 54% of the largest employers in the United
18 States offered insurance coverage for IVF treatment; and
19 WHEREAS, As of September 2024, there are 21 states that have
20 fertility insurance coverage laws, but this Commonwealth is not
21 one of those states; and
22 WHEREAS, Raising awareness for the community of infertility
23 can remove barriers to care; and
24 WHEREAS, Educating others on infertility can remove the
25 stigma and increase empathy and sympathy towards those facing
26 infertility problems; and
27 WHEREAS, Infertility awareness is a vital part of normalizing
28 the conversation about difficulties with fertility; and
29 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth joins RESOLVE: The National
30 Infertility Association and dedicated volunteers, health care
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1 professionals and members of the infertility and family-building
2 community by participating in this awareness; therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
4 week of April 20 through 26, 2025, as "National Infertility
5 Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
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