Alabama's Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos created through IVF are considered children has sparked efforts by Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Patty Murray to protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. Sen. Duckworth, who had her daughters via IVF, is advocating for legislation to safeguard fertility treatments amidst concerns about reproductive choice and the upcoming elections.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, whose two daughters are the product of IVF, has emerged as the Democrat leading the charge for federal safeguards for women seeking access to the procedure after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children. https://t.co/74H0izj4Df
Sens. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. and Patty Murray, D-Wash., are seeking to protect in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments in light of the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision which declared that embryos are "babies." https://t.co/vNWAh8ZfKP
Sen. Duckworth: IVF is going to be a significant issue in the upcoming elections, just as access to reproductive choice will be. Republicans can't run away from this. I put these attacks on IVF completely at the feet of my Republican colleagues and Trump https://t.co/OmlDlxKcQT
Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Patty Murray said they will try to force a vote on their legislation to protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, in response to the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are considered people. https://t.co/szJGgwFWmL https://t.co/8hRiMCWres
Alabama's ruling, which declared that frozen embryos created through IVF are children, is threatening access to assisted reproductive care. • To ensure access, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who had her daughters via IVF, is sharing her fertility journey. https://t.co/2L5S8mRfHr