National Senior Citizens Law Center and National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives, Amici Curiae
Rochelle Bobroff, Counsel of Record
The National Senior Citizens Law Center promotes the independence and well-being of low-income older persons and people with disabilities. The National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives is a membership group for professionals representing individuals applying for Social Security benefits. Rochelle Bobroff is directing attorney of the Federal Rights Project at the National Senior Citizens Law Center. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 6, 2012. When Congress enacted the survivor benefits provisions of the Social Security Act, in vitro fertilization had not yet resulted in…