Democrats keep IVF in the spotlight with another Senate vote

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Senate to vote on IVF, again 

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to put Republican members on the defensive again with a vote today on the Right to IVF Act.

We’ve been here before: Schumer called a vote in June on the legislation, which would bar state restrictions on the fertility procedure and require insurance coverage. That failed the 60-vote threshold to pass, with Sens. Lisa Murkowksi (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) the only GOP members who supported the bill.

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