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Democrats renew push to expand IVF access for military service members

Tuesday, April 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Congressional Democrats are renewing their push to expand in vitro fertilization access for military service members by introducing legislation that would require the Department of Defense's health care program to fund access to IVF for military service members.The legislative effort, being led... Read More.

A woman gave birth to a baby through IVF. Then she had to give him up, lawsuit says

Wednesday, February 19 by ABC News

A Georgia woman is suing a fertility clinic after an in vitro fertilization (IVF) mix-up allegedly led to staff implanting the wrong embryo and to her giving birth to another couple's biological child.Krystena Murray, 38, of Savannah, said she selected a sperm donor who... Read More.

Trump calls himself father of IVF, doubles down on enemy within remarks in town hall

Wednesday, October 16 by ABC News

(GEORGIA) -- Former President Donald Trump sat down with Fox News' Harris Faulkner on Tuesday night in front of an all-female audience in Cummings, Georgia, where he addressed several issues aimed at appealing to women voters including the child tax credit, the economy and... Read More.

Senate IVF bill fails again to advance on mostly party line vote

Tuesday, September 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate on Tuesday failed for a second time to advance an in vitro fertilization (IVF) protection bill by a vote of 51-44.The legislation needed 60 votes to advance. Republican Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, voted in favor of... Read More.

Trump adds new campaign pledge to get IVF paid for by government or covered by insurance

Friday, August 30 by ABC News

(LA CROSSE, Wis.) -- Former President Donald Trump introduced a new campaign platform on Thursday aimed at helping Americans with the cost of IVF.At a town hall moderated by his supporter, one-time Democrat presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, Trump said he and his team have... Read More.

Bill to protect IVF access fails in Senate as Democrats, GOP spar over the 2024 issue

Thursday, June 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Democrats on Thursday continued a series of election-year votes on reproductive rights with a bill that would protect access to in vitro fertilization, or IVF.The attempt to advance the legislation fell well short of the 60 votes needed to advance, the... Read More.

Why a Texas divorce case could impact IVF care in the state

Wednesday, May 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- An acrimonious divorce between a Texas couple fighting over their frozen embryos could end up having an impact on in vitro fertilization care in the entire state, and possibly a replay of the controversial court decision in Alabama that briefly ended... Read More.

Nine more couples sue IVF clinic, alleging staff implanted dead embryos: Lawsuit

Tuesday, April 23 by ABC News

(NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) -- Nine more couples are suing an in vitro fertilization provider saying it destroyed their embryos, but still implanted the nonviable embryos despite knowing they were not viable.In a joint lawsuit filed Tuesday, the couples allege that workers at Ovation Fertility... Read More.

Couples allege IVF provider destroyed their embryos in toxic solution: Lawsuit

Friday, April 19 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- Two couples have filed lawsuits against in vitro fertilization provider Ovation Fertility alleging its clinic destroyed their embryos when a lab employee wrongly used hydrogen peroxide instead of a sterile solution in an incubator.The couples allege that the clinic still used... Read More.

VA to expand IVF policies to include single, same-sex married veterans

Tuesday, March 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The department of Veterans Affairs will soon provide in vitro fertilization to eligible veterans who are single or in same-sex marriages -- coming after criticism of the agency's lack of reproductive benefits for some veterans.The VA announced Monday that it will also... Read More.

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