7.23.26 (POSITION STATEMENT) — Today, the Right to IVF Act—a bill that would protect in vitro fertilization (IVF) access throughout the country—was re-introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and in the House of Representatives by U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (D-MA). The Right to IVF Act would create a federal statutory right for health care providers to provide IVF and intrauterine insemination (IUI) care, and a corresponding right for their patients to receive that care, free from medically unnecessary restrictions. The bill would also require insurance coverage for IVF and IUI under Medicare and Medicaid, in the ACA marketplace, and for veterans, servicemembers and federal employees.

“Everyone deserves the freedom to decide if, when, and how to build their family—including through fertility treatments like IVF and IUI,” said Daria Neal (she/her), Senior Director of U.S. Policy & Advocacy at the Center for Reproductive Rights. “The Right to IVF Act would provide critical legal protections for IVF and IUI and tackle the biggest barrier to fertility health care access: the lack of insurance coverage. No one should be denied the chance to build a family simply because fertility care is unaffordable.”

The re-introduction of the Right to IVF Act comes at a time of increased attacks on IVF by anti-rights actors who seek to undermine reproductive freedoms. Attacks on IVF have proliferated since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, and include policy proposals that would grant embryos legal rights, disregard best medical practices, stigmatize IVF, jeopardize patients’ rights, and discriminate against LGBTQ+ families and single and unmarried people. The reintroduction also comes on the heels of a new proposed rule by the Trump administration that purports to advance access to IVF, but fails to take any meaningful steps towards that goal.

IVF is the most commonly used method of assisted reproductive technology in the United States, and has helped millions of people build their families. The biggest barrier to IVF access is the lack of private and public insurance, making it prohibitively expensive to pay for out of pocket. Non-discriminatory, comprehensive insurance laws mandating coverage are critical to ensuring equitable access to fertility health care, including IVF and IUI, for everyone who needs access to this essential health care. The Right to IVF Act would protect the right to IVF while making it significantly more affordable to access for millions of people across the country.