A federal program to help injured veterans and their spouses conceive children through IVF is being hobbled by anti-abortion forces that oppose how the process can lead to embryos being destroyed.
, as couples opt to transfer the most viable one at a time to avoid multiple births. Unused embryos may be stored indefinitely, donated to science or destroyed — a prospect opponents see as tantamount to abortion and a key sticking point in their opposition to this military program.
Brittany Raymer, an analyst with Focus on the Family, said the organization is hesitant to support legislation extending and making permanent the benefit, despite having"immense compassion for those military couples who are struggling to conceive due to an injury received while serving our country."," she said in an emailed statement, including using taxpayer dollars to create embryos that might be left in a state of limbo or destroyed.
In Crystal Wilson's opinion, limiting access to a permanent IVF benefit harms the families of disabled veterans who are trying to have babies. Wilson has conceived two IVF babies through the VA benefit with her husband, Tyler, who was paralyzed from the waist down when struck by a bullet in Afghanistan in 2005.
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