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Beacon Poll: Impact of Government Shutdown on Military Families Seeking Infertility Treatments
1.
How has the government shutdown affected your ability to continue infertility treatments or procedures on your family-building journey?
Severely impacted
Somewhat impacted
Not impacted
2.
What aspects of your treatment or family-building process have been most affected? (Select all that apply)
Access to medical appointments or procedures
Scheduling or rescheduling treatments
Financial assistance or loans
Legal proceedings (e.g., adoption, surrogacy)
Other (please specify)
3.
If the government shutdown continues, what is your anticipated next step?
Postpone treatments temporarily
Seek alternative treatment options
Continue as planned without changes
Other (please specify)
4.
If you have to postpone treatments, do you expect to retain your current scheduling spot or be pushed to the back of the scheduling line?
Retain my spot
Pushed to the back
Unsure
5.
Are there any additional challenges or concerns related to the government shutdown impacting your family-building journey that you would like to share?
