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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
June 10, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Roys,
L. Taylor, Agard, Smith, Larson and
Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives Emerson, Hintz,
Conley, Vining,
Cabrera, Hebl, Neubauer, Hesselbein, B. Meyers, Anderson, Snodgrass,
Milroy, Cabral-Guevara, L. Myers, Sinicki, Ortiz-Velez, Billings, Vruwink,
Doyle, Subeck, Shankland, Spreitzer and Bowen. Referred to Committee on
Senate Organization.
SJR39,1,2
1Relating to: proclaiming April 18 to 24 as 2021 National Infertility Awareness Week
2in Wisconsin.
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Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in
4eight couples have difficulty getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy; and
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Whereas, the World Health Organization and American Medical Association
6define infertility as a disease; and
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Whereas, infertility affects women and men equally and does not discriminate
8on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or socioeconomic
9level; and
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Whereas, all people should have access to all family building options; and
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Whereas, options for building families include adoption as well as medical
12treatment, such as in vitro fertilization and third-party reproduction; and
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Whereas, cost and lack of insurance coverage are barriers for many in
14Wisconsin to access the family building options they need; and
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1Whereas, raising awareness of infertility and the barriers faced by people who
2want to build families is the first step to removing these barriers; and
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Whereas, Wisconsin joins RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association and
4dedicated volunteers, health care professionals, and members of the infertility and
5family building community by proclaiming April 18 to 24 as 2021 National Infertility
6Awareness Week in Wisconsin; now, therefore, be it
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7Resolved by the
senate, the assembly concurring, That the members of the
8Wisconsin State Legislature hereby proclaim April 18 to 24 as 2021 National
9Infertility Awareness Week in Wisconsin.
