A pair of GOP senators introduced a bill on Monday to protect in vitro fertilization (IVF) at the federal level.
The goal of the “IVF Protection Act,” spearheaded by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Katie Britt (R-AL), is to discourage states from prohibiting access to IVF services.
If enacted, the legislation would amend the Social Security Act to require that states do not block IVF services as a condition to receive federal Medicaid funding.
“IVF has given miraculous hope to millions of Americans, and it has given families across the country the gift of children,” Cruz said in a statement.
Britt said the legislation “affirms both life and liberty — family and freedom, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to enact it into law.”
Senate Republicans previously blocked legislation from their Democrat colleagues that would have established a federal right to IVF…
