IVF is under threat from a slew of proposed anti-abortion laws

By Kristen V. Brown, Kelsey Butler and Madlin Mekelburg
Published 9 Min Read

A billboard sign explaining how Trump killed Roe v. Wade.
Bloomberg

At a Republican retreat in West Virginia last week, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said his party would “protect and preserve” access to IVF. Yet three months prior, he championed a federal law that would’ve deemed a fertilized egg a person, effectively banning the practice.

The backpedaling came in response to national furor over an Alabama case that prompted fertility clinics in the state to halt IVF procedures.

Kristen V. Brown, Kelsey Butler and Madlin Mekelburg

For reprint and licensing requests for this article, click here.


More From Employee Benefit News

Sign Up Form

Login Modal Form