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California expands access to in vitro fertilization with new law requiring insurers to cover it
Having a baby via in vitro fertilization is about to become more accessible for many Californians after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring certain health insurers to cover the fertility treatment. IVF is a process in which eggs are retrieved from the ovaries and fertilized by...
Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women's rights to IVF
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue. The Senate vote was Democrats’ latest attempt...
Trump wants to make the GOP a 'leader' on IVF. Republicans' actions make that a tough sell
CHICAGO (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's vow to promote in vitro fertilization by forcing health insurance companies or the federal government to pay for the treatments is at odds with the actions of much of his own party. Yet his surprising announcement...
Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work
POTTERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free for women, but did not detail how he would fund his plan or precisely how it would work. “I'm announcing today in a major statement that under the...
In 60-year-old Tim Walz, Kamala Harris found a partner to advocate for reproductive rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — The makings of a presidential ticket began in an unusual spot six months ago: a Minnesota abortion clinic. At the time, it was a historic visit for Vice President Kamala Harris — no president or vice president had ever made a public stop at one. But the visit...
Tim Walz has described his family's IVF experience. But they used a different procedure
WASHINGTON (AP) — In March, after an Alabama court halted in vitro fertilization procedures in the state, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz decided to speak about his struggle to have children with his wife, Gwen. The same month, his team sent a fundraising email titled “our IVF journey” sharing an...
Massachusetts lawmaker pass -- and pass on -- flurry of bills in final hours of formal session
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Legislature ended its 19-month formal session early Thursday morning, approving a housing bond bill, but leaving other major pieces of legislation in limbo including an economic development bill, a renewable energy bill and a hospital bill. The...
Two couples drop wrongful death suit against Alabama IVF clinic and hospital
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Two couples who sued a hospital and in-vitro fertilization clinic over the accidental destruction of their frozen embryos have dropped their lawsuit, months after Alabama's supreme court ruled they could pursue wrongful death claims because embryos could be considered...
More than 6 in 10 U.S. adults support protecting access to IVF, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatively few Americans fully endorse the idea that a fertilized egg should have the same rights as a pregnant woman. But a significant share say it describes their views at least somewhat well, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs...