Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Democrats are falsely claiming that “evil Republicans” want to take away in vitro fertilization to distract from their stance on abortion.

Cruz and Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced the IVF Protection Act on Monday. The bill amends the Social Security Act by providing federal protection for IVF services. If a state or local government bans IVF, that jurisdiction loses its Medicaid funding.