September 2025: Advocacy in Action

September 2025: Advocacy in Action Date: September 09, 2025 Author: ASRM September 2025 Welcome to ASRM's Advocacy in Action, where we give an overview of what our Government Affairs team has been working on, summarize relevant federal and state legislation, and highlight the advocacy and outreach efforts of our members. We are so thankful for the advocacy of our members; please get in touch with the Office of Public Affairs at [email protected] for more information on ways to get involved.Ready to defend reproductive medicine without drowning in emails? Sign up to receive advocacy alerts and important policy announcements via text from the Office of Public Affairs! Fill out this quick survey to get started.Dr. Richard Paulson, Editor-in-Chief of F&S Reports, has published a piece in response to growing conversation around Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM), often at the expense of IVF. Find a press release and a link to the full article here.Drs. Ben Peipert, Jamie Kuhlman, and Eve Feinberg published a piece in Fertility and Sterility highlighting the ways that promoting RRM at the expense of IVF may violate reproductive autonomy and informed consent. Find the press release and full article here.ASRM, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), and the Society for Gynecological Surgery (SGS) wrote an open letter cautioning the National Governors Association (NGA) against codifying RRM as an approach to infertility care. Read a press release and find the letter here.Visit the Restorative Reproductive Medicine Resources page to find a roundup of all ASRM-approved information concerning RRM.ASRM's members and spokespeople have spoken with members of the press to increase awareness of RRM and the risk it poses to IVF access. in the news spoken with members of the press about RRM and the risks it poses to IVF access. Read Chief Advocacy and Policy Officer Sean Tipton's statements to Stateline and MedPage Today, Dr. Kaylen Silverberg's discussion with the New York Times, and Dr. Eve Feinberg's interview with The Cut. Find additional articles on our BlueSky and X profiles.ASRM launched the "Fighting for Our Future" campaign to provide much-needed funding to reproductive scientists, researchers, and labs in the wake of recent federal funding cuts. Learn more and donate here.ASRM has been monitoring with concern the cuts to a number of critical federal programs and agencies relied upon by many of our members. If these actions have affected you and you would like to let us know how we can provide support, please fill out this survey.Are you interested in making a difference? Fill out this form to share your information and interests for our advocacy efforts and stay involved as we work together to create a brighter future. If you would like to support us in our fight against restrictive reproductive legislation, please visit our Advocacy in Action Fund. Latest News Advocacy Latest News: Advocacy in Action