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Senate Republicans Block I.V.F. Bill Again, Breaking With Trump

Democrats brought up the measure again to highlight Republican opposition to abortion rights and make the case to voters that the G.O.P. stance threatens access to reproductive health care.

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Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, with other Senate Democrats ahead of a vote on the Right to I.V.F. Act on Tuesday.

For Senator Duckworth, Preserving I.V.F. Access Is Personal

The Democratic senator has long pressed to safeguard the fertility treatment she used to conceive her children, which has now been thrust into the political conversation.

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Senator Tammy Duckworth, Democrat of Illinois, at the Capitol on Monday. “I didn’t mean to become an advocate,” she said in an interview. “I just wanted to not have anybody else go through what I did.”

In 2024 Senate Races, Democrats Hope for Record in Electing Black Women

With Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket and Senate seats open, Democrats could for the first time send two Black women to the chamber.

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Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, a Senate candidate in Delaware, speaking at the Democratic National Convention last month. “To know that you’re going to be in a place and belong” was invaluable, she said on Friday.
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