Senator John Hickenlooper Co-Authors Opinion Piece Advocating for Easier Family Formation Policies
Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) has co-authored an opinion piece with Grindr CEO George Arison, advocating for federal and state reforms to make fertility care and family formation more accessible. The article highlights the personal experiences of both authors in navigating the complexities of becoming parents, with Senator Hickenlooper becoming a father to two children through surrogacy after nearly three years. They argue that the current system, characterized by high costs, outdated policies, and legal uncertainties, makes parenthood unnecessarily difficult for many Americans. The opinion piece proposes three key reforms: making fertility-related expenses fully tax-deductible, modernizing federal insurance rules to encourage comprehensive fertility and surrogacy benefits from employers, and urging states to adopt clear parentage laws, similar to Colorado's, to establish legal rights for intended parents before a child's birth. They also call for updating the medical definition of infertility to reflec... 
