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Committee gives 'do pass' to bill covering harvesting and one-year storage of reproductive tissue for cancer, lupus and sickle cell patients
Summary
The House Health Committee on Wednesday gave House Bill 94 (LC520653) a do-pass recommendation after advocates and clinicians said the measure would let people diagnosed with cancer, lupus or sickle cell preserve reproductive tissue ahead of treatments that can cause infertility.
The House Health Committee on Wednesday gave House Bill 94 (LC520653) a do-pass recommendation after advocates and clinicians told the panel the measure would protect the future fertility of people facing treatments that can make them infertile.
Representative David Lumsden, the bill sponsor, told the committee HB 94 “will provide insurance coverage for costs associated with the harvesting and storage for up to 1 year of certain biological tissues necessary for future in vitro fertilization for those individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer, lupus, or sickle cell.” He added, “This bill does not cover the cost of in vitro fertilization. It only addresses the cost of harvesting and storage.”
Supporters included reproductive endocrinologists and survivors who described urgent, time-sensitive decisions after a diagnosis. Jennifer Colas, a reproductive endocrinologist at Emory who said she was testifying as a private citizen…
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