Senate Republicans blocked this legislation while one in seven women in the U.S. have trouble getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Finance Healthcare Subcommittee, today issued the following statement on the Right to IVF Act, which would establish a nationwide right to receive, provide and cover in-vitro fertilization treatment.

“Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the far right has consistently acted to restrict and ban access to reproductive health care. Now, they are jeopardizing the right to have a child through IVF and want to put doctors and their patients in jail for seeking a treatment that provides hope for so many families.

“I cannot understand why anyone would not want to protect the ability to use IVF. This is a medical procedure. This should not be political. 

“In-vitro fertilization is how millions of parents experience the joy of having a child. I thank all of the Maryland families who were at the Capitol today to lend their voice to this critical issue. I am proud to be a cosponsor of the Right to IVF Act, and we must continue to work to protect access to fertility treatment while eliminating extraordinary out-of-pocket costs.”