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Illinois Outlaws ‘Fertility Fraud’

December 20, 2023

What: A new Illinois state law takes effect next year allowing residents to bring a fraud case against health care providers who used their own “human reproductive cells” during treatment without a patient’s consent.

Why it matters: Fertility fraud is more common than you’d think, and in May several US House members introduced federal legislation on the topic: “Even our animal husbandry system has more oversite/regulations in place. Yet the growing number of fertility fraud cases, and the devastating consequences for many, continues to climb.”

Source: Illinois Senate Democrats

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