FORCED INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR INFERTILITY TREATMENT
CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL
STANCE: OPPOSE
AUTHOR(S)/SPONSOR(S): Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-20)
SUMMARY: Requires all insurance coverage plans beginning in 2024 to provide coverage for infertility treatments and re-defines infertility as the “inability to reproduce either as an individual or with their partner without medical intervention,” giving same-sex couples who cannot reproduce the status of “infertile”, disregarding the fact that biology does not permit same-sex couples to reproduce.
STATUS: Became a 2-year bill in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Friday, September 1, will return in January 2024.
ARTICLES AND RESOURCES:
CA Senate Passes Bill to Redefine Same-Sex Couples Unable to get Pregnant as ‘Infertile’ (CLICK HERE TO READ)