Access to fertility treatment by gays, lesbians, and unmarried persons: a committee opinion from ASRM
December 2, 2013 by Dr. Demián Glujovsky

In October/2013, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) published a committee opinion about the access to fertility treatment by gays, lesbians, and unmarried persons.
These are the four key points:
- Single individuals, unmarried heterosexual couples, and gay and lesbian couples have interests in having and rearing children.
- Overall results of research suggest that the development, adjustment, and well-being of children with lesbian and gay parents do not differ markedly from that of children with heterosexual parents.
- Data do not support restricting access to assisted reproductive technologies on the basis of a prospective parent’s marital/partner status or sexual orientation.
- Programs should treat all requests for assisted reproduction equally without regard to marital/partner status or sexual orientation.