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On the recordSeptember 17, 2024
by all accounts, a vote to protect something as basic and as popular as IVF shouldn't be necessary, but sadly it is very necessary thanks to attacks against reproductive care by Donald Trump and his Project 2025. From the moment Donald Trump's MAGA Supreme Court reversed Roe, the hard right made clear that they would keep going. As we saw earlier this year in Alabama, IVF has become one of the hard right's next targets. Today, Senate Republicans must answer a simple question: Do they support American families' access to IVF or not? If they support it, the only option is to vote yes on the Right to IVF Act, but if Senate Republicans vote no today and block IVF protections yet again, it will be further proof they stand against the well-being of families. If Senate Republicans vote no today, it will be further proof that Project 2025 is alive and well when it comes to women's rights and reproductive rights as well. Republicans cannot claim to care about supporting families while voting against IVF protections, but that is precisely what they did 3 months ago. Today, Republicans get a second chance: Either stand with families struggling with infertility or stand against families and with Project 2025. Kudos and great thanks to Senators Duckworth and Murray and Booker and to everyone who has championed this bill. Thank you to all of my colleagues who have raised their voices on this most personal of issues. I urge everyone to vote yes.…
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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Sep 17, 2024

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