Former IVF doctor blows whistle on practice
Dr. Lauren LeBal is a specialist in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, focusing on fertility, recurrent miscarriage, the female cycle and menopause from an integrative perspective. Rather than relying on cutting-edge technology to solve women’s infertility problems, Lubal believes in finding the root causes of reproductive disorders. But it wasn’t always this way: Rubal started her […]
Klobuchar slams Republicans who voted against IVF legislation
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) blasted her Republican colleagues for voting Thursday to block a bill that would have made in vitro fertilization (IVF) a public right to treatment. In an interview with CNN’s “The Source,” Caitlin Collins asked Klobuchar what her message was to Senate Republicans who said they supported IVF but voted against the […]
Senate Republicans sink Democrats’ IVF bill, push their version
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic-led effort to advance legislation that would guarantee nationwide access to in vitro fertilization, instead backing a GOP alternative bill. Senate Republicans blocked the bill from moving forward on a procedural vote of 48-47, with only Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowska (R-Alaska) joining the Democrats. The bill […]
Democrat-backed IVF bill fails in Senate vote
A Democrat-backed bill that would expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) services and provide a “nationwide right” failed to garner the votes needed to pass a key test vote on Thursday. The Senate passed the bill 48-47, falling short of the 60 votes needed to move the bill forward. The bill’s failure was not […]
All Republican senators sign onto IVF statement
All 49 Republican senators signed the letter. statement She declared her support for access to in vitro fertilization. “Senate Democrats have employed a summer of scare tactics, a partisan campaign of false fear-mongering aimed at deceiving and confusing the American people. IVF is legal and available in every state across the country, and we strongly […]
GOP to counter Democrats on IVF ahead of Senate vote
Senate Republicans are weighing how to take the wind out of Democrats’ sails later this week when Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) puts to a vote a package of bills to protect access to in vitro fertilization. The legislation, which would enshrine a right to IVF into federal law, is expected to receive a vote […]
Democrats look to expand abortion playbook to target Republicans on IVF
House Democrats are expanding their reproductive rights playbook by launching an effort to warn that in vitro fertilization could be at risk if Republicans continue to hold the majority despite efforts by GOP lawmakers to preserve access to the procedure. The strategy stems from Democratic action after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which returned […]
Allie Beth Stuckey slams Ted Cruz for calling IVF treatment a ‘right’
Republicans have introduced new legislation that would declare IVF a right, with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) leading the charge along with Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.). “We came together and said let’s write a simple, straightforward federal bill that would create a federal right to have access to IVF as a parent,” Cruz said. “If you […]
IVF Modernizes Ancient Eugenic Practices Of ‘Selective Breeding’
If states enforced restrictions on IVF, embryos would no longer be commodities that society can do with as it pleases. The Alabama Supreme Court’s recent and right decision to deem embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) as people sparked concern from fertility facilities regarding the future of IVF. This concern resulted in Alabama rushing […]
IVF isn’t pro-life or pro-women. The Cruz-Britt bill won’t change that.
On Sunday afternoon, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) spoke. announced This IVF bill has two purposes. The first would prohibit states that receive Medicaid funding from banning in vitro fertilization, and the second would be “life-saving.” However, when the text of the bill was revealed the next morning, there was nothing […]