The newest VA policy pledges to use taxpayer money to support the conception of children without both a mother and a father through in vitro fertilization. in vitro fertilization for single and same-sex veterans raises concerns about ethics and legality for four members of the House Freedom Caucus.
In a letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, Republican Reps. Matt Rosendale, Mary Miller, Bob Good, and Josh Brecheen strongly objected to the new policy due to the fertility industry’s long-standing practices. immoral and unethical practices.
The Republicans expressed shock at the new VA policy on moral, political, and legal levels.
Before, the VA only provided assisted reproductive technology using taxpayer money to service members and veterans who were married to someone of the opposite sex, could use their own reproductive cells, and had been diagnosed with infertility linked to injury, illness, or service-related disability. abortion and transgender activist group filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon and the VA, leading to the federal agencies changing their stance.
Under the new ART policy, which the The Department of Defense also aimed to adopt, the VA will provide IVF benefits to eligible veterans regardless of marital status and allow the use of donor eggs, sperm, and embryos.
The Republicans argued that IVF is morally questionable and should not be funded by taxpayers as it involves creating, freezing, and discarding millions of tiny human beings. grading are left in freezers indefinitely, alongside a million other frozen embryos. one million other cryopreserved embryos.
“Parents’ uncertainty about what to do with the extra embryos and their tendency to leave them frozen for many years instead of discarding them suggests their inherent humanity,
The lawmakers also questioned the legal authority of the VA to make such a significant change without congressional approval.
“It seems that either the VA always had this authority and is responding to the calls of activists or is possibly violating existing law. Some of my Democrat colleagues have previously introduced legislation to expand IVF at the VA, indicating that the VA may not have the authority under existing law to make this kind of announcement,
Rosendale and his fellow lawmakers not only objected to the new policy but also inquired about the fate of the surplus embryos that will inevitably be created during IVF and where they will be stored.
“The VA should focus on providing top-notch healthcare and benefits to veterans, rather than attempting to redefine the traditional family structure,
'The new VA policy is surprising not just morally, but also politically and legally,' the Republicans stated.
