Source: The American Prospect
by David Dayen
“Today the Senate will vote on the Right to IVF Act, which would make fertility treatments a federal right enshrined in law. It would supersede state court actions (like the one that was briefly in place in Alabama before the legislature nullified it) that ban in vitro fertilization as part of broader efforts to treat embryos as human beings. The Senate voted on this same bill in June, and all but two Republicans (including vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance) voted against it, thereby preventing it from overcoming a filibuster. ‘Republicans can’t claim to be pro-family only to block protections for IVF,’ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said in a floor speech last week. ‘The American people deserve another chance to see if Republicans are for access to IVF or against it. It’s that simple.'” (09/17/24)
https://prospect.org/politics/2024-09-17-gop-senators-in-a-bind-ivf-vote/