GOP Senator Blocks Nationwide IVF Treatment Protection Bill

Senate Republicans have blocked a bill that would protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, following a recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that has upended fertility care in the state. The ruling considers frozen embryos as children under state law, leading to clinics pausing IVF services and causing heartbreak and uncertainty for families. Democrats warn that other states could follow suit, while Republicans express support for IVF but defend the court decision. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who used IVF to have her children, is pushing for federal protection of IVF access, emphasizing its personal significance after her own struggles with infertility.