Senator Murray Applauds VA Expanding IVF Care for Veterans, Announces She Will Seek Unanimous Consent on Legislation to Expand IVF Care to More Veterans and Servicemembers

Statement

"VA's announcement is an important step forward that will help more veterans start and grow their families--and it's especially timely as IVF is under attack from the far right. Servicemembers and veterans have sacrificed so much for our country--but they should never have to sacrifice their ability to start a family. I have fought for over a decade to expand fertility care and treatment to more veterans and servicemembers, and I'm thrilled that DoD, and now VA, are making progress toward expanding their IVF services with new policies that will be life-changing for veterans and servicemembers who were for far too long excluded from care.

However, there are still many veterans and servicemembers who lack the ability to conceive naturally and lack access to IVF under VA health care. That's why I've worked for over a decade on legislation that would expand IVF and other fertility treatment to all veterans and servicemembers who need it--and this week I will seek unanimous consent on the Senate floor to pass my bill that would help more veterans and servicemembers build their families and ensure no future administration can rip away the progress DoD and VA have made."

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