Amy Klobuchar: “I rise in support of the Right to IVF Act, and I want to thank Senator Murray, who is here, and Senators Duckworth…”

“I rise in support of the Right to IVF Act, and I want to thank Senator Murray, who is here, and Senators Duckworth, Booker, and Schumer for their leadership on this bill. I am proud to be a cosponsor. We all know why we are here. We are all here in part because the Supreme Court made a wildly unprecedented decision in the Dobbs case. They threw out decades of precedence, making it the case that my daughter has less rights today than her mom or her grandma did. The ruling goes against the wishes of between 70 and 80 percent of Americans. In the wake of the disastrous ruling, extremist judges have attempted to undermine IVF and even criminalize doctors for simply doing their jobs. Twenty-one States have fully or partially banned abortion. The number of U.S. patients traveling to other States for care has skyrocketed to one in five. I know because they are coming to Minnesota from North Dakota and South Dakota. But it wasn't enough for them to just mess with a women's right to decide her own healthcare, no. Now they are trying to control when you choose to start a family. We saw this happen earlier this year in Alabama, where the State supreme court brought IVF procedures in the State to a screeching halt. This is merely the latest instance of the chaos and cruelty that have been unleashed since the Dobbs decision. We know what a miracle IVF is. You just saw Senator Hickenlooper's adorable little boy.…”