Senate defense policy bill excludes IVF provision

The Senate Armed Services Committee rejected a provision in the annual defense policy bill that would have expanded coverage of fertility services for military members and their families, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.). 

“All my provision seeks to do is provide our troops with the same access to IVF that all Members of Congress already have. After everything our troops sacrifice for our nation, they should never have to sacrifice their dreams of building a family,” Duckworth, who was the sponsor of the provision, said in a statement. 

Duckworth said her provision was blocked from being considered by committee Republicans despite having passed the committee in each of the past two years. 

“For the past two years, the Senate Armed Services Committee passed my legislation that would........

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