RESOLVE Advocacy Day Photo

May 8, 2013 was RESOLVE Advocacy Day.  I went to Washington, D.C. to meet with  New York Senators and Congressmen and advocate for two bills.  One was the Family Act to give a 50% credit of up to $12,000 for infertility treatment.  That way you would no longer have to go broke while trying to get pregnant. The other bill was the Women’s Veteran and Other Health Care Improvement Act to provide infertility treatment to veterans.  From 2003-2011,  nearly 2,000 veterans sustained injuries that could render them infertile, and the VA was mandated not to provide IVF.  With passage of the new act, veterans would get infertility treatment and be able to start their families.  I advocated with my fellow New Yorkers.  They were a diverse bunch that included Rosie Pope, the fashionista from the Bravo show Pregnant with Heels, and Mrs. New York whose beauty pagent platform was infertility.  Rosie Pope was advocating in heels, and Mrs. New York wore her beauty patent sash for photo shoots. Advocating was fun and worthwhile.  I hope to see you next year in Washington, D.C  for Advocacy Day 2014!  Meanwhile you can hear about my Advocacy Day experiences on my radio show In Search of Fertility.