November 2025: Advocacy in Action

November 2025: Advocacy in Action Date: November 11, 2025 Author: ASRM 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. That's a wrap on the ASRM 2025 Congress & Expo! Reproductive medicine professionals from around the world met in San Antonio to learn about the latest innovations in reproductive care. Read summaries of key abstracts presented at the meeting. Learn about ASRM's newest president and board members and find information on awardees honored at the meeting here. We hope to see you in Baltimore for ASRM 2026! ASRM's Center for Policy and Leadership (CPL) is now accepting applications for the 2026 PRIMED cohort! ASRM members based in the U.S. are encouraged to learn more about PRIMED and apply here. Applications are due December 1, 2025. The Office of Public Affairs hosted two live events at ASRM 2025, one demystifying the White House's recent IVF policy announcement and one addressing Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM) and its implications for IVF access. Find the statement on the White House IVF announcement, a fact sheet from the CPL, and our RRM resources. Members of the CPL's 2025 PRIMED cohort presented their capstone projects at ASRM 2025, covering various topics within reproductive medicine advocacy. Learn more about the 2025 PRIMED cohort and their capstones here. ASRM past President Dr. Robert Rebar published an op-ed outlining the evolution of fertility care and how RRM replicates decades-old standard fertility care practices. Read a press release and find the op-ed in full here. ASRM joined ACOG and other leading medical organizations in filing an amicus brief challenging an HHS directive to remove COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children and pregnant patients from CDC guidelines. Read a full statement on the HHS challenging amicus brief here. ASRM proudly presented the Suheil J. Muasher, MD, Distinguished Service Award to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)'s ART surveillance & research team, which was eliminated earlier this year because of devastating agency staff cuts. We thank these scientists for their contributions to and oversight of fertility care in the U.S. Dr. Nicole Ulrich, 2024 PRIMED alum and Director of Advocacy at the Fertility Institute, spoke with Healio about the importance of health care provider involvement in advocacy. Read the full interview with Dr. Ulrich here. ASRM Government Affairs Manager Emma Berens presented federal and state efforts to protect and expand IVF access with Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction (AAAA) ART Policy Director Nidhi Desai and Georgia Fertility Network Founder Lynn Goldman at the AAAA Mid-Year Conference in Savannah, GA. ASRM Chief Advocacy & Policy Officer Sean Tipton joined the Johns Hopkins University Public Health on Call Podcast to discuss IVF access and the White House IVF policy announcement. Listen to the Public Health on Call podcast episode here. ASRM CPL Director Becca O'Connor was the Closing Keynote Speaker at the third annual Upper Midwest Summit for Reproductive Science on October 13-14, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois. The theme of the 2025 Summit is "Next-Gen Reproduction: Shaping the Future of Reproductive Science and Medicine." O'Connor also participated in a panel on national advocacy efforts to defend reproductive healthcare. 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 Action Alert survey to get started. 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 about the Fighting for Our Future Campaign and donate here. ASRM is monitoring, with concern, cuts to several 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 to tell us how the cuts have affected you. 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 protect access to care. If you would like to support our efforts in the fight against restrictive reproductive legislation, please visit our Advocacy in Action Fund. Latest News Advocacy Latest News: Advocacy in Action