Democrat Dismisses Trump's IVF Executive Order As 'Lip Service'

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), whose "Right to IVF" bill remains blocked by Republicans, dismissed Trump's executive order on IVF as "just lip-service from a known liar."

“Don’t be fooled. Donald Trump’s executive order does nothing to expand access to IVF," she said in a statement. "In fact, he’s the reason IVF is at risk in the first place. But if he is actually serious about taking real action to accomplish his own campaign promise to make IVF free for everyone, there’s a simple way he can prove it: He can call on Senate Republicans to immediately back my Right to IVF Act that would require insurance plans to cover IVF."

Duckworth, a U.S. Army veteran who lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down in Iraq, has spoken openly about using IVF to conceive her two daughters. The Illinois senator says her doctor suggested her struggles with infertility may be tied to the many X-rays she received while undergoing treatment for her injuries.

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