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Trump Admin Moves to Protect Frozen Embryos From Destruction 

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

The Trump administration revised a grant program to treat frozen embryos created through in vitro fertilization as human children deserving to be born to a loving family.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Population Affairs issued a notice of funding opportunity on Wednesday seeking grant recipients who will prioritize the best interests of unborn human children in the embryo adoption process. 

The Embryo Adoption and Awareness notice of funding opportunity was first created in 2002 to raise awareness of the problem of IVF creating more embryos than a couple is willing or able to parent, then freezing the embryos indefinitely. The federal embryo adoption grant program was expanded in 2008 to offer services that help facilitate embryo adoption and donation for the purpose of family formation

Currently more than 1 million embryos created through IVF are frozen in storage. IVF procedures typically create 4-6 embryos in each egg retrieval cycle but the number can be up to 20 or more, according to adoption agency Embryo Connections.

While previous administrations have prioritized the desires of adults in the embryo adoption program, the Trump-era HHS has shifted the grant opportunity toward a child-centric framework, urging recipients to consider what is in the best interest of the child, a senior HHS official told The Daily........

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