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GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith blocks legislation protecting IVF access

Legislation guaranteeing access to in vitro fertilization failed in the U.S. Senate after an Alabama court ruled frozen embryos as children.
Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth sought to pass the 'Access to Family Building Act' amidst concerns of state actions on reproductive rights.
White House spokesperson criticized Republican blocking of the bill, calling it 'outrageous.

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The Guardian

Senate Democrats to force vote on protecting IVF access across the US

Tammy Duckworth will try to push Access to Family Building Act through after Alabama ruling deemed embryos ‘children’

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Republican senator blocks bill to protect IVF access after Alabama ruling

The bill would have protected access to IVF on a federal level after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments

Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would protect access to in vitro fertilization, objecting to a vote on the issue Wednesday even after widespread backlash to a recent ruling by

2 months ago·United States

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abc News

Senate Democrats, led by Duckworth, to force vote on protecting IVF access nationwide

Republicans would be put on the record as supporting or opposing a federal law.

2 months ago·United States

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CNN

GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith blocks legislation protecting IVF access

Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi blocked quick passage of a bill on Wednesday afternoon that would have enshrined protections for in vitro fertilization and for the doctors who perform the procedure.

2 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Washington Post

Senate Republican blocks bill to protect IVF after Alabama ruling

Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) called the bill a “vast overreach” after Tammy Duckworth (D) sought unanimous consent, testing Republicans’ professed support for IVF.

2 months ago

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