A new bill would mandate reporting regarding assisted reproductive technology — like in vitro fertilization — in Arkansas.
H.B. 1554 by Rep. Alyssa Brown (R — Heber Springs) and Sen. Jim Dotson (R — Bentonville) establishes the Assisted Reproductive Technology Reporting Act in Arkansas.
The bill would require fertility clinics to track and report key data related to assisted reproductive technology. H.B. 1554 also would mandate annual reporting on embryo creation, usage, and outcomes, as well as tracking maternal and neonatal health for children conceived through ART.
All of this would help the Arkansas Department of Health better track assisted reproductive technology in the state.
We have written before about the ethical problems with human egg harvesting, in vitro fertilization, commercial surrogacy, and other artificial reproductive technologies. H.B. 1554 could help expose unethical behavior in Arkansas.
