STATEMENT: RESOLVE + ASRM: Infertility Patients and Physicians Object to Latest Threats to Medical Research

February 10, 2025 — Washington DC – Barbara Collura, CEO, RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association and Sean Tipton, Chief Advocacy and Policy Officer, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the leading organization for professionals in the field, strongly reject the financial cuts imposed on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on February 7, 2025.

“Medical research prolongs life, improves the quality of life and allows providers to bring new treatments that help people build their families. The pernicious plan would have a devastating impact on the universities that employ the bulk of our country’s biomedical researchers. Despite the fact that research in reproductive health has a history of being targeted by politicians, our country leads the world in pioneering medical research because we equip smart, hard-working scientists with laboratories and infrastructure to innovate and solve problems. To slash ‘indirect costs’ that accompany research grants that pay for things, including buildings, heat, and water, will starve the field of its ability to promote and preserve health.

“We have a simple question for the American people: do you want your government to take a wrecking ball to research science? Think about how this might impact you or your family. If your child gets diagnosed with cancer that will impair their ability to have children, do you want them to have access to innovative treatments that have been developed and researched by the best biomedical research system in the world, or do you want to rely on the same treatments we have had for last fifty years?”

“We call for an immediate reversal of this misguided policy and urge all Americans to contact President Trump and Congress and demand just that.“

About RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
Established in 1974, RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association is a non-profit organization with the only established nationwide network mandated to promote reproductive health and to ensure equal access to all family building options for anyone experiencing infertility or challenges in building their family. RESOLVE addresses this public health issue by providing community to all who need it, connecting them with others who can help, empowering them to find resolution and giving voice to their demands for access to all family building options. For more information, visit www.RESOLVE.org.

About the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM): For almost a century, ASRM has been the global leader in multidisciplinary reproductive medicine research, ethical practice, and education. ASRM impacts reproductive care and science worldwide by creating funding opportunities for advancing reproduction research and discovery, by providing evidence-based education and public health information, and by advocating for reproductive health care professionals and the patients they serve. With members in more than 100 countries, the Society is headquartered in Washington, DC, with additional operations in Birmingham, AL. www.asrm.org