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In vitro fertilization will be available to soldiers 'regardless of marital status' in the coming weeks.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced Monday that it is expanding in vitro fertilization (IVF) services to service members who are either single or in same-sex relationships as well as allowing them to use donor sperm, eggs, or embryos.
A VA press release explained that the previous rules limited IVF to married service members whose military service led to a health condition making them infertile but still capable of producing their own eggs or sperm. Now, however, the department “will offer IVF benefits to qualifying Veterans regardless of marital status,” and expects the new policy to go into effect in a matter of weeks.
“Raising a family is a wonderful thing, and I’m proud that VA will soon help more Veterans have that opportunity,” VA Secretary Denis McDonough said. “This expansion of care has long been a priority for us, and we are working urgently to make sure that eligible unmarried Veterans, Veterans in same-sex marriages [sic], and Veterans who need donors will have access to IVF in every part of the country as soon as possible.”
IVF has dominated the national conversation for weeks now, with Democrats attempting to stoke fears that it is on the verge of being banned ever since the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that because frozen embryos are children under the law, their accidental destruction can be grounds for wrongful death lawsuits. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall soon confirmed he had no intention of prosecuting IVF facilities based on the ruling, and the state legislature overwhelmingly passed legislation protecting the industry. Democrats continue to push it while Republicans have largely bent over backward to avoid appearing anything less than supportive.
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In vitro fertilization will be available to soldiers 'regardless of marital status' in the coming weeks.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced Monday that it is expanding in vitro fertilization (IVF) services to service members who are either single or in same-sex relationships as well as allowing them to use donor sperm, eggs, or embryos.
A VA press release explained that the previous rules limited IVF to married service members whose military service led to a health condition making them infertile but still capable of producing their own eggs or sperm. Now, however, the department “will offer IVF benefits to qualifying Veterans regardless of marital status,” and expects the new policy to go into effect in a matter of weeks.
“Raising a family is a wonderful thing, and I’m proud that VA will soon help more Veterans have that opportunity,” VA Secretary Denis McDonough said. “This expansion of care has long been a priority for us, and we are working urgently to make sure that eligible unmarried Veterans, Veterans in same-sex marriages [sic], and Veterans who need donors will have access to IVF in every part of the country as soon as possible.”
IVF has dominated the national conversation for weeks now, with Democrats attempting to stoke fears that it is on the verge of being banned ever since the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that because frozen embryos are children under the law, their accidental destruction can be grounds for wrongful death lawsuits. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall soon confirmed he had no intention of prosecuting IVF facilities based on the ruling, and the state legislature overwhelmingly passed legislation protecting the industry. Democrats continue to push it while Republicans have largely bent over backward to avoid appearing anything less than supportive.
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Biden's VA department opens up IVF to unmarried soldiers, homosexual 'couples' - LifeSite
In vitro fertilization will be available to soldiers 'regardless of marital status' in the coming weeks.
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