Republican senator blocks bill to protect IVF access after Alabama ruling
A Republican senator has blocked legislation that would have federally protected access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) at the national level.
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Republican senator blocks bill to protect IVF
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi blocked passage of legislation Wednesday that would protect access to in vitro fertilization.
Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would protect access to in vitro fertilization, objecting to a vote on the issue Wednesday even after widespread backlash to a recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that threatens the practice.
GOP Senator Blocks Bill Protecting Access To IVF In Wake Of Alabama Ruling
WASHINGTON ― Democratic legislation seeking to protect access to in vitro fertilization across the country was blocked in the Senate on Wednesday by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.).
Senate Republicans Look Poised to Block Bill to Protect I.V.F. Treatment
Senate Republicans on Wednesday appeared ready to block a bill that would establish federal protections for in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments in the wake of a ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos should be considered children.
Senate Democrats to force vote on protecting IVF access across the US
Senate Democrats are moving to push through a bill that would protect Americans’ access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, after an Alabama supreme court ruling that frozen embryos are children led to the closure of a number of infertility clinics in the state.
Alabama IVF ruling leaves Republicans stuck between their base and the broader public
Republicans have been forced to stake an uncomfortable position between their anti-abortion base and the wider American public, as fallout from an Alabama supreme court ruling that embryos are “extrauterine children” continues into a second week.
Democrats Want To Establish IVF As A Statutory Right
The fight to ensure continued access to fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization is a personal one for Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), who had her two children through IVF. She has known for years that if Roe v. Wade fell, anti-choice groups would come for IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies next.