WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following statement on Feb. 27, 2024: * * * Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) today released a statement on the Alabama Supreme Court's decision in LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine expressing support for IVF and for parents: "The pain of couples struggling with infertility has touched most families," said Congressman Aderholt. "And the story of the death of multiple human embryos because someone wandered into a clin more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Following last week's Alabama Supreme Court ruling that threatened women's access to IVF, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) is cosponsoring legislation to protect every American's right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology that millions of women rely on to have children. The Access to Family Building Act would establish a legal right to IVF and more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Following an unprecedented decision by the Alabama Supreme Court that puts access to reproductive health care at risk, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference to push for the passage of the Access to Family Building Act, legislation that would protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology services (ART). The bill would establish a woman more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Access to Family Building Act would protect reproductive help in post-Roe America WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper cosponsored the Access to Family Building Act, legislation that would establish a statutory right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) services and ensure no hopeful parent or doctor is punished for trying to start o more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, cosponsored the Access to Family Building Act, legislation to protect Americans' right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology services. Kaine's announcement follows a ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that has already led to restricted access to IVF. "The Supreme  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), condemned Republican objections to Senate Democrats' attempt to protect in-vitro fertilization (IVF) by passing the Access to Family Building Act by unanimous consent. Today's effort is in response to the outrageous decision in the Alabama state  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children under state law, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today backed legislation to protect every American's right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF). The Alabama ruling has caused IVF clinics there to halt fertility treatments. Now, Senator Reed is cosponsoring the Access to Family Building Act (S. 3612), which would create federal protec more PR

PARAMUS, New Jersey, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Today, February 28, 2024, alongside IVF and women health experts, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer announced new legislation -- the Securing Access to Fertility Everywhere Act or SAFE Act -- to protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments in New Jersey and across the nation. This follows the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children, forcing IV more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to protect access to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) in Georgia after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Today, Sen. Ossoff and Senate colleagues launched a push to pass the Access to Family Building Act, legislation he co-sponsored to establish a legal right to IVF in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the Alabama Supreme Court's subsequent extreme ruling this month.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today released the following statement on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's announcement that he will step down from his leadership position at the end of the year.  "Today, we congratulate and thank one of Alabama's greatest native sons. We're incredibly grateful for Leader McConnell's decades of service and leadership for our country. His legacy is unparalleled in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her Senate colleagues announced they are bringing legislation to the Senate floor that would protect every American's right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology. Senator Baldwin discussed the urgent need to safeguard access to IVF nationwide following Alabama's State Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos created du more PR