Duckworth: Far From "Protecting IVF," New Senate Republican Effort Would Simply Encourage States to Defund Healthcare for Millions
May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement underscoring that a new bill unveiled by U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Katie Britt (R-AL), which they claim would "protect IVF," would actually incentivize state legislatures to both ban IVF and defund Medicaid at the same time--unpopular, extreme policies that far-right Republican policymakers have sought . . .
Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement underscoring that a new bill unveiled by U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Katie Britt (R-AL), which they claim would "protect IVF," would actually incentivize state legislatures to both ban IVF and defund Medicaid at the same time--unpopular, extreme policies that far-right Republican policymakers have sought . . .