Republicans block another vote on IVF protections as Harris makes it a 2024 issue
Source: NBC News
Sept. 17, 2024, 3:51 PM EDT
WASHINGTON — For the second time in four months, Senate Democrats forced a vote on the Right To IVF Act, only to be blocked by Republicans who called it unnecessary and politically motivated as Vice President Kamala Harris seeks to make access to in vitro fertilization a 2024 campaign issue.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., forced the vote Tuesday after Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called himself "a leader in fertilization, IVF" at the recent debate with Harris and floated a vague plan to mandate that insurance companies or the government cover the treatment for free.
The vote was 51-44, with Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine again voting with Democrats in favor of the bill. All other GOP senators present voted against it.
The bill would establish broad protections and nationwide rights for individuals to access in vitro fertilization — or IVF — treatments and ensure that health providers can offer those services without restrictions or interference.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-block-another-vote-ivf-protections-harris-makes-2024-issue-rcna171463
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