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  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    6 months ago

    I was 100% expecting them to do this, but I am nonetheless happy that the Nationalist Christians are engaging in this level of political self-sabotage.

  • sroos@lemm.ee
    2·
    6 months ago

    I thought the orange man was supposed to be a leader in fertilization.

  • Zachariah@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 months ago

    Republicans on Tuesday blocked a bill that would have created a right to access in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments and mandated that insurance plans cover the practice, deriding the vote as a political ploy.

    Senators voted against advancing the bill, 51-44, marking the second time Democrats have sought to put Republicans on the record on the contentious issue. Sixty votes were needed to open debate on the measure.

    Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) voted with every Democrat and independent.

    Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) did not vote.

    GOP senators derided the Democratic legislation, authored by Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), as nothing more than a show vote, accusing Democrats of misrepresenting Republicans’ views on IVF.

    Ahead of the vote, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) tried to pass via voice vote a competing bill he and Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced earlier this year that would withhold Medicaid funding from states that ban IVF, but it was blocked by Democrats.

    • jumjummy@lemmy.world
      1·
      6 months ago

      Fuck anyone who complains about the “Democrats not getting anything done” when these literal obstructionist GOP politicians have blocked any progress. Absolutely need a complete Blue wave for President, House, and Senate to get actual progress done.

    • sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      6 months ago

      GOP senators derided the Democratic legislation, authored by Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), as nothing more than a show vote

      …and so the GOP decided to show their disdain for reproductive rights.

    • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
      0·
      6 months ago

      that would withhold Medicaid funding from states that ban IVF, but it was blocked by Democrats.

      Withholding Medicaid funding doesn’t seem like a great idea. But on the whole being against banning IVF seems like a good idea. Am I missing something?

      • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
        3·
        6 months ago

        that would withhold Medicaid funding from states that ban IVF, but it was blocked by Democrats.

        Withholding Medicaid funding doesn’t seem like a great idea. But on the whole being against banning IVF seems like a good idea. Am I missing something?

        Republicans don’t want to secure IVF and don’t want to pay for Medicaid. GOP state’s would happily block IVF to get Medicaid defunded.