In October/2013, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) published a committee opinion about the access to fertility treatment by gays, lesbians, and unmarried persons.

These are the four key points:

• Single individuals, unmarried heterosexual couples, and gay and lesbian couples have interests in having and rearing children.
• Overall results of research suggest that the development, adjustment, and well-being of children with lesbian and gay parents do not differ markedly from that of children with heterosexual parents.
• Data do not support restricting access to assisted reproductive technologies on the basis of a prospective parent’s marital/partner status or sexual orientation.
• Programs should treat all requests for assisted reproduction equally without regard to marital/partner status or sexual orientation.