Press Release Georgia
Press Release
Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns Speaker Johnson’s Move to Block IVF Coverage for Military Families
Yesterday evening, Congress released the final text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which notably excluded a provision—at Speaker Mike Johnson’s behest—that would have expanded in vitro fertilization (IVF) insurance coverage for all active duty military members and their families. Currently, insurance only covers IVF for servicemembers whose infertility was caused by a severe illness or injury while on active duty.
Reproductive Freedom for All Vice President of Political and Government Relations Ryan Stitzlein released the following statement:
“Speaker Mike Johnson worked in the shadows to kill a provision that would have expanded access to IVF for our active duty servicemembers and their families. It’s a cruel move that exposes how hollow Johnson’s so-called ‘family values’ really are. And it shows, once again, that Donald Trump’s MAGA acolytes like Mike Johnson will always put their extremist anti-abortion, anti-IVF agenda first, even ahead of the people who make great sacrifices to serve our country.”
This news comes amid the Trump Administration’s repeated attacks on veterans’ health care.
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For over 55 years, Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America) has fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom at the federal and state levels—including access to abortion care, birth control, pregnancy and post-partum care, and paid family leave—for everybody. Reproductive Freedom for All is powered by its more than 4 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.