WASHINGTON — This spring, after a yearslong push in Congress, a measure to provide fertility treatments for veterans with catastrophic reproductive injuries finally secured bipartisan support and seemed headed to becoming law. It would prohibit the discarding or destruction of embryos created through treatments funded by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such a prohibition, critics say, would effectively prevent the use of frozen embryos, seriously restricting options for fertility treatment. Under current law, the Defense Department provides such treatment, including in vitro fertilization, to injured service members through a special insurance program. As of last month, 24 seriously ill or injured active-duty service members had used those services.

Source: New York Times August 13, 2016 00:22 UTC