Senate Republicans Block IVF Protection Bill for Second Time

The vote comes amid heightened political tensions over reproductive rights ahead of the November elections.

Senate Republicans, with the exception of two members, voted against the Right to IVF Act, preventing it from advancing.
The bill, sponsored by Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, aimed to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization and mandate insurance coverage for the procedure.
Democrats criticized the GOP for hypocrisy, noting that many Republicans claim to support IVF while voting against legislation to protect it.
Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Katie Britt proposed an alternative bill that would penalize states banning IVF but did not address legal liabilities for destroying unused embryos.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign have highlighted the vote to draw contrasts with Republican candidates, particularly former President Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance, on reproductive rights.