Republicans prepare to counter Democrats on IVF ahead of Senate vote

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Senate Republicans are weighing how to take the wind out of Democrats’ sails later this week when Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) puts to a vote a set of bills to protect access to in vitro fertilization.

The legislation, which would enshrine a right to IVF into federal law, is expected to receive a vote on Thursday but faces a similar defeat as last week’s contraception bill, with Republicans lining up behind their own measures following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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