Designates third full week in April of each year as "Infertility Awareness Week" in New Jersey.

SJR132

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

No. 132

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 19, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� JOSEPH F. VITALE

District 19 (Middlesex)

SYNOPSIS

���� Designates third full week in April of each year as
�Infertility Awareness Week� in New Jersey.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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A Joint
Resolution
designating the third full week
in April of each year as �Infertility Awareness Week� in New Jersey.

Whereas,

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in eight
couples suffer from infertility; and

Whereas,

Infertility is defined as the inability to
conceive after one year or longer of trying to have a child; and

Whereas
,
Infertility affects women and men equally, with
male infertility as a factor in roughly 50 percent of all infertility
cases; and

Whereas,

In the United States, nine percent of men and
11 percent of women have experienced fertility issues; and

Whereas,

Infertility can cause psychological distress,
emotional stress, and financial difficulties for couples, who can experience
feelings of anger, guilt, sadness, depression, anxiety, and a loss of
self-confidence and self-esteem; and

Whereas,

The most common types of fertility treatment
are in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intrauterine insemination (IUI); and

Whereas,

The average cost of IVF in the United States
is currently $11,000 to $12,000 for one cycle, while the average cost of IUI in
the United States is $300 to $1,000; and

Whereas,

Raising awareness about infertility can
remove barriers to care; and

Whereas,

Educating others on infertility can remove
the stigma and increase empathy and sympathy towards those facing infertility
problems; and

Whereas,

It is altogether fitting and proper this house to designate
the third full week in April of each year as
�Infertility Awareness Week� in New Jersey; now, therefore,

����
Be It
Resolved
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.� The
third full week in April
of each year is
designated
as �Infertility Awareness Week�

in the State of New Jersey.

���� 2.� The Governor is requested
to annually issue a proclamation calling upon public officials and citizens of
this State to observe
�Infertility Awareness Week�

with appropriate activities and programs.

���� 3.� This joint resolution
shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This joint resolution
designates the third full week in April of each year as �Infertility Awareness
Week� in New Jersey.

���� According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, one in eight couples suffer from infertility.�
Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after one year or longer of
trying to have a child. Infertility affects women and men equally, with male
infertility as a factor in roughly 50 percent of all infertility cases.� In the
United States, nine percent of men and 11 percent of women have experienced
fertility issues.

���� Infertility can cause
psychological distress, emotional stress, and financial difficulties for
couples, who can experience feelings of anger, guilt, sadness, depression,
anxiety, and a loss of self-confidence and self-esteem.

���� Educating others on
infertility can remove the stigma and increase empathy and sympathy towards
those facing infertility problems.