On September 17, 2024, Senate Democrats attempted a second vote on the Right to IVF Act, aiming to secure federal protections for in vitro fertilization (IVF) access. The bill faced strong Republican opposition, reflecting ongoing divisions within the GOP regarding reproductive health issues ahead of the November elections.
The renewed push for the Right to IVF Act follows a failed vote in June 2024, where Republicans largely opposed the legislation. The bill aims to establish a statutory right to IVF and mandate insurance coverage, amidst heightened political tensions surrounding reproductive rights after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Charles Ellis Schumer is an American and Israeli politician serving as the senior United States Senator from New York, a seat to which he was first elected in 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, he has also been the Senate Minority Leader since 2017.
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Kamala Devi Harris is an American attorney and politician who has served as the junior United States Senator from California since 2017.
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Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
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Susan Margaret Collins is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Maine. A Republican, Collins has served in the Senate since 1997.
Born in Caribou, Maine, Collins is a graduate of St. Lawrence University.
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Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction.
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Lisa Ann Murkowski is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Alaska, having held that seat since 2002. She is a member of the Republican Party, and is the second most senior Republican woman in the Senate.
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Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz is a Canadian-born American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator from Texas since 2013. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election.
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Ladda Tammy Duckworth is an American politician and former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who has served as the junior United States Senator for Illinois since 2017.
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Patricia Lynn Murray is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Washington, since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Murray previously served in the Washington State Senate and is Washington's first female U.S.
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John Cornyn III is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States Senator for Texas since 2002. He was the Republican Senate Majority Whip for the 114th and 115th Congresses.
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Katie Britt is an American politician, attorney and businesswoman who is the Republican Party's nominee for the 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama.
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William Morgan Cassidy is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Louisiana, a seat he was elected to in 2014.
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James Paul Lankford is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Oklahoma since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the U.S.
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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 and represented Delaware in the United States Senate
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James David Vance is an American author and venture capitalist. He is best known for his memoir Hillbilly Elegy, about Appalachian values and their relation to the social problems of his hometown, which attracted significant media attention during the 201
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Richard Lynn Scott is an American attorney, businessman and politician, serving as the junior United States senator from Florida since 2019. He previously served as the 45th governor of Florida from 2011 to 2019.