Link to the Campaign to Save the Federal Grant for Embryo Adoption/Donation Awareness
Our letter to our Congressman:
Dear Representative Miller:
I am writing you today to let you know that my husband and I support continued funding for the Embryo Donation and Adoption Awareness Campaign (CFDA No. 93.007).
Less than $2M per year is allocated to help educate Americans about this important, life-giving adoption choice. The federal government provides over $1M PER DAY to Planned Parenthood.
In our experience as recipients of donor embryos it is surprising how few people, even doctors, know about embryo donation/adoption. Every person we have had the opportunity to share this process with thinks it is a great alternative to disposing embryos or leaving them frozen. Moreover, parents who are infertile, as we are, are excited to learn about the opportunity of embryo donation/adoption. There is definitely a need for funds so that more people can know about this miraculous option!
There are now over 600,000 embryos in frozen storage in the U.S. and the number grows by 4% every year. Since 2002, organizations receiving this grant funding have INCREASED embryo donation and adoption and it is now growing by 25% annually.
Please reinstate funding for this important work in the 2013 Presidential budget and beyond.
Sincerely,
Daniel and Elizabeth Shack
Parents to one miraculous baby born through embryo donation/adoption.
I am writing you today to let you know that my husband and I support continued funding for the Embryo Donation and Adoption Awareness Campaign (CFDA No. 93.007).
Less than $2M per year is allocated to help educate Americans about this important, life-giving adoption choice. The federal government provides over $1M PER DAY to Planned Parenthood.
In our experience as recipients of donor embryos it is surprising how few people, even doctors, know about embryo donation/adoption. Every person we have had the opportunity to share this process with thinks it is a great alternative to disposing embryos or leaving them frozen. Moreover, parents who are infertile, as we are, are excited to learn about the opportunity of embryo donation/adoption. There is definitely a need for funds so that more people can know about this miraculous option!
There are now over 600,000 embryos in frozen storage in the U.S. and the number grows by 4% every year. Since 2002, organizations receiving this grant funding have INCREASED embryo donation and adoption and it is now growing by 25% annually.
Please reinstate funding for this important work in the 2013 Presidential budget and beyond.
Sincerely,
Daniel and Elizabeth Shack
Parents to one miraculous baby born through embryo donation/adoption.
1 comment:
Well put! Thank you for sharing
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