Senate Democrats will once again attempt to advance legislation aimed at protecting access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) on Tuesday, but the bill will almost certainly fall short of the votes it needs to advance at the hands of Republicans.
Illinois Democrat Tammy Duckworth's Right to IVF Act failed to get the 60 votes it needed to advance during a vote in June. But as reproductive rights continue to be a flashpoint in the upcoming election, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is daring Republicans to again block the bill.
"If the Senate votes no today and strikes IVF protections down yet again, it will be further proof that Project 2025 is alive and well," Schumer said on the Senate floor on Tuesday. "Remember Donald Trump's Project 2025 is tied to the Heritage Foundation, one of the most important and extreme conservative think tanks in the country, and earlier this year, they came out fiercely against today's bill protecting IVF."
The vote comes after Trump on the campaign trail has reaffirmed his support for IVF.
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