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Reproductive Freedom for All Responds to Senate GOP Blocking Democrats’ IVF Vote
Washington, DC — Today, Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked an effort from Senate Democrats —led by Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—to federally protect in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility treatments through unanimous consent. Unsurprisingly, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) blocked the bill on behalf of Senate Republicans.
Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju released the following statement in response:
“No matter how they try to hide it, Republicans’ extremist agenda always sought to roll back fundamental freedoms—from abortion to IVF to birth control and more. Voters won’t stand for this extremism, and you can count on them making that clear this November.”
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For over 50 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.