Senate Republicans, led by Cindy Hyde-Smith who called it a "vast overreach", have blocked a bill aimed at protecting nationwide access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, following a controversial ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court. The ruling granted legal personhood to frozen embryos, sparking fears of prosecution and effectively halting IVF treatments in the state. The blocked federal bill, supported by Senate Democrats and led by Senator Duckworth, sought to safeguard IVF and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) services across the United States. Critics of the GOP's action argue that it contradicts previous public statements of support for IVF, highlighting a broader agenda to restrict reproductive rights, including abortion and fertility treatments. The move has been condemned by Democrats and reproductive rights advocates as an attack on women's freedom and the ability to start or grow families through IVF. Some Republicans opposed the bill due to concerns it could lead to 'human-animal chimeras'.
195 House Republicans voted against my bill to protect the right to access birth control. Senate Republicans blocked a bill to protect the right to access IVF. Let’s be entirely clear: Extreme MAGA Republicans want to control women’s bodies. https://t.co/joeTSSV3cg
REMINDER: Just yesterday, Senate Republicans blocked us from passing legislation that would protect the right to IVF. Republicans’ dangerous crusade against women’s rights and bodily autonomy goes far beyond abortion—it’s cruel and I'll keep fighting back.
"Republican senator from Mississippi blocks federal bill to protect IVF brought by Democrats." (via @USATODAY) https://t.co/dWfjLNw3s2
While @HouseDemocrats and Senate Democrats are pushing to protect IVF nationwide, MAGA Republicans in Congress are blocking legislation that would ensure families in every state can get the care they need. This extremism must end. https://t.co/ECHdYYxCJw
For all their talk about supporting IVF, when it came down to it, Republicans blocked IVF protections. This has always been about conservative politicians controlling women’s bodies. https://t.co/QaoR2N7EgA
We had a simple bill to protect IVF & families’ right to start a family on their own terms. We brought it up for a vote yesterday &, despite what many Republicans said, they blocked it. This is wrong & I will not stop fighting to protect women’s rights and freedoms. https://t.co/MU0UancU8b
Senate Republicans blocked our bill to protect access to IVF. Women across Alabama had their dream of becoming a mom put on hold. The GOP just proved they're willing to put every woman's right to fertility treatment at risk. We need the #ERANow to protect our repro rights.
Last night, Republican Senators blocked a bill to protect access to IVF nationwide. MAGA Republicans claim to support IVF, but when it comes down to it, they’re fighting to restrict women’s reproductive rights at every turn.
We are already beginning to see the dangerous consequences of the Alabama IVF ruling. We must pass @SenDuckworth’s Access to Family Building Act to protect access to IVF and prevent extreme Republicans from criminalizing women who are trying to start or grow their families.
Everyone should know this: Senate Republicans just BLOCKED protections for IVF. We know what’s at stake -- just look at Alabama. Don’t let them off the hook for doing this. https://t.co/rsI6X7g0Ha
The GOP blocked a vote on a Senate bill to keep IVF legal just yesterday. https://t.co/DjySLkCfL2
A Republican senator has blocked legislation that would protect in vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive technologies in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children under state law. https://t.co/3ABPvCpqPE
Republican blocks IVF bill because it could lead to 'human-animal chimeras' and more 🔗 - https://t.co/cmpLhtcVwX https://t.co/6ieY4i47a3
Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi blocks passage of legislation that would protect access to in vitro fertilization. https://t.co/9Q8k4neRTe
Bill aiming to protect IVF treatment in US blocked by Senate Republicans. https://t.co/azroEWz6jQ Click the image to read more:
Senate Democrats tried (again) to pass a bill to protect access to IVF. Republicans blocked it (again). They spent all week pretending like they want to protect IVF. Today’s vote shows it was all a charade.
Following the Alabama Supreme Court's outrageous and cruel ruling, Senate Republicans blocked a bill to protect access to IVF in all 50 states. How dare they.
A Republican senator blocked quick passage of a bill that would establish federal protections for in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments in the wake of a ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos should be considered children. https://t.co/0cEBtof23C https://t.co/6Wq50Lbz76
Watch this: Republicans claim to support access to IVF. @SenDuckworth came to the floor to pass vital legislation to protect access to IVF. Republicans blocked it. https://t.co/QyOeL4zPNE
The idea that Senate Republicans would block a vote to protect access to in vitro fertilization – IVF – is outrageous. https://t.co/DFsOFMuRRB
December 2022 ➡️ Now Republicans are still blocking us from protecting access to IVF. Can't trust a word they say. https://t.co/bZjczTn6OO
GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith stopped a package from advancing that would have enshrined protections for IVF and for the doctors who perform the procedure https://t.co/1VLck9dhnh
Republican BLOCKS vote on bill to ensure IVF protections https://t.co/W8lhvbgo3W https://t.co/kux99QOwFZ
Republicans just blocked @SenDuckworth's bill to protect IVF. I'm furious. So many families desperately need these services to help them have a baby. This is a direct consequence of Donald Trump overturning Roe & exposes Republican politicians’ hypocrisy on IVF. https://t.co/2ICAz2TYqg
I wish I could say I'm surprised. Senate Republicans just blocked our attempt to pass @SenDuckworth's bill to protect nationwide access to IVF. Republicans will stop at nothing to deny women in America their fundamental rights and freedoms. https://t.co/AlFnzdABA4
BREAKING: Republicans Block Protections for IVF Read more: https://t.co/ufNVqPXRgL https://t.co/5FFG6NE482
On the Senate floor: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) calls for unanimous consent to pass her Access to Family Building Act, aimed at protecting IVF nationwide. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) objects, calling it "a vast overreach" that goes too far. The bill stalls.
NEWS: Senate GOP just blocked UC on @SenDuckworth’s bill to ensure all Americans can access IVF care. Dems will continue to demand federal IVF protections. https://t.co/770vJtW9cj
After last week's court ruling imperiled IVF access for Alabama families, Democrats introduced legislation to right this wrong. Today, Senate Republicans stood in the way of action. We must protect reproductive freedom. https://t.co/QntceE4yXP
Once again, Republicans have shown their true colors—blocking passage of @SenDuckworth and @PattyMurray's bill to protect IVF access nationwide. Republicans are claiming to support IVF while voting down the very bill that would do that. Actions speak louder than words.
Once again, Republicans put partisan politics over a woman’s right to decide when and how to start a family. Today, @SenateDems attempted to pass @SenDuckworth’s bill that would guarantee access to IVF for women across the country, and unsurprisingly, Republicans voted it down. https://t.co/13jGUZ1XqU
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith blocked consideration (again) of a bill to protect IVF nationwide -- the first federal clash in the roiling debate over fertility care that an Alabama court sparked earlier this month by granting legal personhood to frozen embryos. https://t.co/CUkMrn9sye
Once again, Republicans have put partisan politics over a woman’s right to decide when and how to start a family. Today, @SenateDems attempted to pass @SenDuckworth’s bill that would guarantee access to IVF for women across the country, and unsurprisingly, Republicans voted it… https://t.co/13jGUZ1XqU
BREAKING: After days of publicly claiming to support IVF in the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, Senate Republicans just blocked my legislation to protect access to IVF nationwide.
Let’s be clear: IVF access is under attack after anti-choice extremists overturned Roe v. Wade. Senate Democrats just tried to protect women’s ability to start or grow their families through IVF but extreme Republicans BLOCKED it.
Breaking news from Capitol Hill: "Republicans Block Bill To Protect Access To IVF" https://t.co/AjOs1YzSL4 https://t.co/hJgR4JNHLi
BREAKING: GOP senators blocked a Democrat-led effort Wednesday to federally protect in-vitro fertilization, downplaying the effects a recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling will have on their electoral odds in November. https://t.co/M7zJDsXawj
Don’t let Mitch McConnell’s retirement distract from the real news in the Senate today. @SenateGOP just blocked federal protections for IVF—days after an Alabama court put fertility treatments in jeopardy. I will always defend our reproductive freedoms.
I was just on the Senate floor as Republicans blocked protections to ensure women can access IVF treatment. The hypocrisy of anti-choice Republicans is on full display, because it's clear that the "pro-life" movement is about controlling women's bodies, nothing more.
All of the Senate Republicans who say they care about IVF had the chance to prove it today by allowing us to pass @senduckworth & I's bill to protect the right to IVF. But they wouldn't even let us vote on this straightforward bill.
Duckworth asks UC to pass her bill to protect IVF Cindy-Hyde Smith objects, calling it a "vast overreach" and maintaining that the Alabama court ruling that halted IVF in the state due to fear of prosecution "did not ban IVF"
BREAKING: Senate GOP just blocked our bill to protect the right to IVF. Actions speak louder than words—and instead of standing with families, Republicans doubled down on their cruel agenda to control women's bodies. Rest assured, this is not the end of this fight—far from it.
Dem IL Sen Duckworth now trying to get the Senate to pass IVF bill that would "protect the right to access IVF and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) services nationwide." Will be blocked
Politicians and courts shouldn’t stand between you and your doctor and make decisions about how you choose to build your family. Alabama’s IVF decision was shameful—and shows that extremist Republicans are hell-bent on eliminating access to the full range of reproductive care.
I'm proud to join @SenDuckworth's bill ensuring IVF treatment remains legal nationwide because families struggling to conceive have enough to worry about already. Senate Republicans say they support IVF too— let’s see if they block her bill again today. https://t.co/45x4cefmM1
This month, Republicans on the Alabama Supreme Court outlawed IVF treatments. Now, Speaker Mike Johnson and his allies are pushing a bill that would criminalize IVF nationwide. This callous policy would inflict profound suffering on millions of American families.
"Senate Republicans support IVF – but most won't back national protections after Alabama ruling." (via @rbeggin ) https://t.co/XRlMGqMFVz
MAGA Republicans have doubled down on their anti-freedom agenda by pushing for a cruel IVF ban. Banning abortion was just the start! Controlling our bodies is their goal. Spread the word!
Extreme MAGA Republicans aren't just coming for abortion rights. Their push to ban IVF shows how they want to control women, limit freedom, and impose a radical agenda.
Republicans Senators are apparently ignoring the NRSC’s polling and message memo on #IVF because they’re — checks notes — blocking a bill to protect IVF. Might be time to make an ad…
Senate Republicans: “Hey, we love IVF!” Senate Republicans today: Block consideration of legislation to protect IVF.
Senate Democrats, led by Duckworth, to force vote on protecting IVF access nationwide. https://t.co/OmprWfmmm0
When MAGA Rs claim to support IVF, remember they not only fought to overturn Roe & passed state laws eliminating repro rights, but House R’s also intro’d a bill that could threaten IVF & the ability of many to have families. When extremists show you who they are, believe them.
Senate GOP poised to block federal IVF protection bill https://t.co/U6a97zf1yP
Senators push to protect IVF access nationwide https://t.co/ClBHqcjAhA