Rep. Marc Molinaro becomes first Republican to back bill protecting IVF
Rep. Marc Molinaro announced Wednesday that he was cosponsoring a bill protecting access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), becoming the first Republican to do so.
Rep. Marc Molinaro announced Wednesday that he was cosponsoring a bill protecting access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), becoming the first Republican to do so.
Molinaro, a vulnerable Republican seeking re-election, said in a statement that he is "a parent who has personal experience with IVF" and expressed support for "all women and families who choose IVF to bring life in to the world."
"Protecting it is just commonsense," he added.
The bill, called the Access to Family Building Act, is sponsored by Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa. It was introduced in the House in January, before the Alabama Supreme Court's controversial February decision which ruled that fertilized embryos are people and threw the legality of IVF in the state into question.
The bill would "prohibit the limitation of access to assisted reproductive technology, and all medical care surrounding such technology."
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