Duckworth Statement on Trump’s Overly Vague, Toothless IVF Executive Order

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—author of the Right to IVF Act that would protect individuals’ rights to access IVF and make it more affordable for middle-class Americans, Veterans and military families—released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that requests policy recommendations to ensure reliable access to IVF:

“Don’t be fooled. Donald Trump’s executive order does nothing to expand access to IVF. 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. 

“Otherwise, it’s all just lip-service from a known liar.”

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