Bill > HB836

This bill, known as the Preserving Access to Reproductive Efforts Non-Traditional (PARENT) Act, aims to protect individuals' rights to use assisted reproductive technology (ART) in Pennsylvania. The bill defines ART as procreative procedures involving laboratory handling of human eggs or preembryos, specifically including techniques like in vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian transfer, and embryo transfers. The key provision prohibits the Commonwealth (state government) from interfering with or restricting medically appropriate methods of assisted reproductive technology or how these technologies are provided to individuals. Additionally, the bill stipulates that any future laws passed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly must adhere to this non-interference principle unless they explicitly exclude themselves from the act. The legislation takes effect immediately and is designed to ensure that individuals have continued access to reproductive technologies without governmental barriers, potentially protecting individuals' reproductive choices and medical autonomy.

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https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2025&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=836