Senate Democrats sought to advance the Right to IVF Act, spearheaded by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., in a move that they argued drew a contrast between the Republicans who voted against it and their party's presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has pledged his administration would require the government or insurance companies to pay for IVF.

In vitro fertilization, used to treat infertility, has come become a political issue in 2024. A U.S. Senate bill protecting the procedure failed.

Senators voted Tuesday on a bill to create a national right to in vitro fertilization. It's round two for the legislation, which failed in June and failed again Tuesday.

The Right to IVF bill intends to provide a nationwide right to IVF treatment but was blocked by Senate Republicans this week. Republicans say bill was a “cynical show vote."

A bill protecting access to in-vitro fertilization, or IVF, failed in the U.S. Senate for a second time this week. Only two Republicans voted in favor.

Election season is heating up, and at the center of the debate are reproductive rights, with particular attention to in vitro fertilization. Two pieces of legislation under their respective political parties failed to pass.