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U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Reproductive Empowerment and Support through Optimal Restoration (RESTORE) Act today in Washington. The bill, which incorporates recommendations from the Heritage Foundation and Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), aims to expand research and data collection on reproductive health conditions that contribute to infertility. Additionally, it provides educational resources for women affected by these health issues.
Emma Waters, a senior researcher at the Heritage Foundation, commented: "The RESTORE Act empowers couples who want but struggle to have children by offering them more options to diagnose and treat their infertility."
Waters further stated: "I am thrilled to see lawmakers promote widespread access to Restorative Reproductive Medicine by expanding existing research and training grants to medical professionals. It also provides comprehensive reports on the availability and effectiveness of such treatments for reproductive health conditions and infertility."
She added: "This bill provides a proactive, pro-family, and pro-woman method to address infertility before and alongside other traditional approaches—instead of pushing a one-size-fits-all focus on IVF, which is already widely available in the United States."
Natalie Dodson, a policy analyst at EPPC, remarked: "The RESTORE Act fills a longstanding gap in reproductive medicine. This act promotes access to Restorative Reproductive Medicine, an approach to health care that targets underlying reproductive health conditions—common culprits behind infertility and debilitating pain. Countless women spend years battling reproductive health conditions and struggling with infertility with no answers, hope, or treatment."
Dodson concluded: "These lawmakers are courageously championing couples who deeply desire biological children, offering them viable science and evidence-based options."
