GOP Senators Say They Support IVF—Just Not a Federal Law to Secure It

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GOP Senators Say They Support IVF—Just Not a Federal Law to Secure It

On Wednesday, Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth brought forward legislation to protect access to in vitro fertilization, known as IVF, on the Senate floor. Duckworth attempted to approve the legislation via unanimous voice vote, a maneuver that requires only one senator to object to prevent its passage. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican from Mississippi, blocked it on the floor.In the weeks since the Alabama Supreme Court issued a controve…