After Voting Against Protections for IVF, Moreno Calls Fertility Protections “Non-Issue,” Says Federal Protections “Unnecessary”
March 1, 2024
Moreno’s Comments Follow Alabama Supreme Court Ruling That Prompted Clinics To Pause IVF Treatments
Columbus, OH – After voting against and writing a $100,000 check to defeat Issue 1 – which “clearly” included protections for IVF – Bernie Moreno doubled down this week and called fertility protections a “non-issue” while opposing federal protections for IVF, claiming they are “unnecessary.” His comments come the week after the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that prompted clinics to pause IVF treatments. Moreno also supports a national abortion ban, which would overrule the majority of Ohioans who voted to protect abortion access.
Read more from Ohio Capital Journal:
- Republican candidates, including Moreno, have insisted they won’t let the 2024 election become another referendum on abortion rights, but Republicans themselves keep frustrating that effort. From former president Donald Trump taking credit for the repeal of Roe v. Wade, to all three of Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate candidates signing on to federal abortion restrictions, to an Alabama Supreme Court ruling threatening access to in-vitro fertilization, or IVF, reproductive policy can’t seem to stay on the back burner.
- Still, Moreno brushed off threats to IVF as “a manufactured issue” and despite backing a federal 15-week abortion ban, he argued similar protections for IVF are unnecessary.
- “This is a non-issue,” Moreno insisted.
- At the time of publishing, three fertility clinics in Alabama have halted IVF procedures. Alabama state lawmakers have begun hearings for a handful of bills protecting the treatment but their timeline is uncertain. Federal IVF protections were blocked Wednesday by U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-MS.
SEE ALSO: As Senate Votes On IVF Protections, Ohioans Should Know Moreno, LaRose, Dolan Already Voted Against Protections For Fertility Treatments; REMINDER: Moreno, LaRose, Dolan Already Voted Against Protections For IVF; Moreno, LaRose and Dolan Oppose Protecting Access to IVF
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