Federal and State Legislation Blog posts

Posted by: Marnee Beck at April 17, 2012
Category: Federal and State legislation

Barbara Collura

Raising Your Voice…it actually works!

Posted by: Barbara Collura at April 27, 2012
Category: Federal and State legislation
Barbara Collura is the Executive Director for RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. She can be reached at bcollura@resolve.org or 703.556.7172.

Thank you! Thank you to those who came to RESOLVE’s Advocacy Day, to those who wrote letters to Congress, to those who called Congress this week, and to those who supported the Advocates. Read more.

Personhood still alive in Oklahoma

Renee Whitely, RESOLVE Advocacy Committee Co-Chair

Posted by: Renee Whitley at April 17, 2012
Category: Federal and State legislation
Renee Whitley is the co-chair of RESOLVE’s Advocacy Committee. She can be contacted at info@resolve.org

Today we are going to talk about legislative events in Oklahoma.

I know. I saw your eyes glaze over. Not this again. Not personhood, AGAIN. You may be thinking, this really doesn’t affect me and it sort of makes me uncomfortable to talk about. And besides, I don’t even live in Oklahoma. Read more.

I made a promise I have to keep

Posted by: Barbara Collura at April 4, 2012
Category: Federal and State legislation
Barbara Collura is the Executive Director for RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. She can be reached at bcollura@resolve.org or 703.556.7172.

As Executive Director of RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, I have the honor to represent the organization and the entire infertility community at many high profile places. I’ve been to the White House, been on the TODAY Show, and even had dinner with Sherri Shepherd.

But I have a secret. My favorite place to represent the infertility community is on Capitol Hill, the nerve center of democracy.

And I made a very important promise to members of Congress… Read more.

Proposed Infertility Clinic: a danger to society?

Renee Whitely, RESOLVE Advocacy Committee Co-Chair

Posted by: Renee Whitley at March 27, 2012
Category: Federal and State legislation
Renee Whitley is the co-chair of RESOLVE’s Advocacy Committee. She can be contacted at info@resolve.org

Sigh. Just the latest outrage.

You would think that after ten years, I would be immune to this stuff. That I would be able to read about the latest attacks on IVF treatment without getting angry. Read more.

Happy New Year! Time to get advocating!

Posted by: Barbara Collura at January 11,2011
Category: Federal and State legislation
Barbara Collura is the Executive Director for RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. She can be reached at bcollura@resolve.org or 703.556.7172.

January is always a time for people to reflect on the past year and make plans for the new year ahead. Expectations are high, goals are set, and the work begins. We have the same strategy here at RESOLVE – especially on the policy front. We are planning for a very busy year indeed in terms of federal and state legislation. Here is a primer on what to watch for and what to expect in 2012.

Federal legislation

The infertility community will be hard at work on getting additional co-sponsors for the Family Act, which is now in the House of Representatives as well as the U.S. Senate. While it will be a difficult year for any type of legislation gaining traction in Congress, we believe we have an excellent chance of seeing this bill gain many more co-sponsors and getting passed. Watch for action on the extension of the many tax credits set to expire in December 2012, as the Adoption Tax Credit is one of those. We believe the Family Act so closely mirrors the Adoption Tax Credit that they could be passed (or extended) at the same time. The Adoption Tax Credit has received overwhelming bi-partisan support, and we believe it has a very good chance of receiving an extension. A key strategy in 2012 will be getting every fertility clinic in the U.S. to send letters of support for the Family Act to their Members of Congress. Read more.