FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Emily Phelps | press@indivisible.org
Washington, D.C.—Today, Indivisible’s Legislative Director Andrew O’Neill issued the following statement:
“IVF access has helped countless American families to form and grow. This bill would have protected their access to this healthcare and all the hope it represents amidst active MAGA threats to ban IVF. Following this vote, all those people now know exactly where their senators stand.
“This is the kind of thing Democrats need to do more of. Go on offense. Force Republicans on the record. Don’t let them say one thing and do another. Senator Duckworth, Senator Murray and others deserve credit for managing this really well.
“Republicans have waffled on this for months. When finally forced to take action, Republicans were too chicken. This legislation contains basic, popular things that actually enjoy wide support among Democratic and Republican voters alike. It would have been safe and frankly smart for most Senate Republicans to vote for it. But this whip count shows how loyal to anti-choice extremists the whole party is.
“Our reproductive rights are just a political game to the GOP, and just two Republicans voting in favor of this bill solely and explicitly for the purpose of saving face for their party isn't fooling anyone.”
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