Bill Cassidy - Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Committee | Official U.S. Senate headshot
Bill Cassidy - Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Committee | Official U.S. Senate headshot
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued a statement today opposing what he described as Democrats' political show vote on in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Cassidy accused Democrats of attempting to misinform and scare voters ahead of the November election.
"The tragic situation in Alabama has been used to fearmonger and scare women that access to IVF is in jeopardy. That someone’s hopes of having a future family are threatened," said Dr. Cassidy. "That is not true. No state prohibits a woman from growing her family through IVF. Democrats know this."
Cassidy criticized the legislative process, stating: "If access to IVF is really a problem, and if this legislation is actually needed, then Majority Leader Schumer would have had this bill go through the committee process. Unfortunately, Democrats do not care about working with Republicans to protect IVF access. They wish to manufacture an issue they can campaign on." He further added that "pushing a bill that is haphazardly drafted and destined to fail does a disservice to all women who may pursue IVF treatments."
This week, Cassidy joined the entire Senate Republican Conference in support of access to IVF and delivered a floor speech ahead of the vote on the Democrats’ legislation.
For more news and updates from HELP Republicans, visit their website or follow them on Twitter at @GOPHELP.
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