Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
In late February, Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth tried to advance the Access to Family Building Act, which would create legal protections for in vitro fertilization at the national level. It failed in response to Republican opposition. Two weeks later, Democratic Sen. Patty Murray tried to pass a bill to expand access to in vitro fertilization for military service members and veterans. It, too, was derailed by Republican opposition.
” It prompted Duckworth, the lead sponsor on the Right to IVF Act, to remind her colleague from Florida, “You literally voted against my bill to protect IVF yesterday.” As is always the case, context matters. Scott has gone out of his way to present himself to the public as an IVF champion, and it’s true that Republicans have come up with alternative legislation of their own related to the fertility treatments.
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