What Trump can learn from state efforts to expand IVF access
State-level efforts to regulate fertility coverage reveal the gauntlet of budgetary and political hurdles such initiatives face.
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State-level efforts to regulate fertility coverage reveal the gauntlet of budgetary and political hurdles such initiatives face.
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that directs his administration to find ways to reduce the high costs of in vitro fertilization, or IVF.
"Your government will pay for or your insurance company will be mandated to pay for all costs associated with IVF treatment," he said.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has spoken publicly about his and his wife's struggles with infertility.
The package comes as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has outlined plans for the chamber to put reproductive rights "front and center" this month.
In the Senate, dueling bills to protect access to IVF fertility treatments illustrate the lingering partisan divide over the issue.
A Democratic-led effort to safeguard access to IVF failed earlier this year in the Senate.
Rep. Susan Wild is trying to forge a bipartisan coalition on a politically charged issue: federal legislation to offer broad protections for in vitro fertilization treatment.
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The legislation aimed to preempt state efforts to restrict the fertility treatment technology.
The Republican Senate campaign arm advised GOP candidates to "align with the public's overwhelming support for IVF and fertility treatments."
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children, which could have broad effects on the legality of IVF.
Alabama patients are in limbo with IVF treatments being put on hold following the state supreme court's ruling that frozen embryos are considered children under state law.
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law. Here's why experts are concerned about the decision's impact on IVF access and treatment.
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The organization is made up of EMTs, nurses, and paramedics who will be at the protest, ready to respond to medical emergencies ranging from dehydration and heat stroke to injuries caused by potential police force.
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