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Senators Cruz and Britt Introduce Bill to Protect Nationwide Access to IVF, Tied to Medicaid Funding

May 20, 2024, 02:16 PM

Senators Ted Cruz and Katie Britt have introduced the IVF Protection Act, a bill aimed at protecting legal access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. The legislation would make states ineligible to receive Medicaid funding if they have enacted an outright ban on access to IVF. This move comes in response to a recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that determined frozen embryos are legally people, which has implications for those who destroy them. The bill has garnered support from Senate Republicans, emphasizing the importance of IVF in helping parents across America start and grow their families. Cruz and Britt have been actively promoting the bill, appearing on various media platforms, including Fox and Friends and National Report, to discuss its significance and potential impact. Cruz stated, "We now have a chance to make it unequivocally clear, to put into federal law, that you have a federal right to access IVF technology if you want to be a parent."