From Awareness to Action: Advocating for IVF Access and Rights

Welcome to our online event where we will delve into the importance of advocating for increasing access to fertility treatments, such as IVF.

Watch the recorded webinar and register for RESOLVE's Virtual Federal Advocacy Day, in partnership with ASRM. Advocacy Day registration closes on April 30th.

Register here.

Panel Speakers

Joe Cody Cropped

Joe Cody – Patient Advocate

CEO of Grain Fertility, IVF dad, health policy expert, patient advocate, and health data evangelist working to improve fertility care and access in the US.
Elizabeth Carr

Elizabeth Carr – Patient Advocate

Journalist, podcast host, event host, on-air expert, keynote speaker, patient advocate, and the first in vitro baby born in the United States in 1981.
Corrinn O'brien

Corinn O’Brien, Fight for Alabama Families Coalition

Vice President of Policy at A+ Education Partnership and the founder of Fight for Alabama Families Coalition in partnership with RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association.
Jamie Heard

Jamie Heard, IVF Patient

An IVF patient from Alabama, found herself in the spotlight when her journey was disrupted by a significant legal ruling. Testifying at a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, Jamie shared her powerful testimony, shedding light on the implications of the Alabama Supreme Court's classification of in-vitro embryos as children. Her firsthand experience highlighted the critical need for national safeguards to protect IVF patients and ensure their access to essential treatments.
Dr. Leondires

Dr. Mark Leondires, Illume Fertility

Dr. Mark P. Leondires is the Founder, Medical Director and Partner in reproductive endocrinology at Illume Fertility and Gay Parents To Be. He is board-certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.