
On September 17, the opposing side of the aisle blocked two bills securing in vitro fertilization ( IVF ) services, one from Democrats and one from Republicans, in what both Texas ‘ senators called a” show vote.”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX ) stated on the Senate floor prior to the vote that” today, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are staging an empty show vote on an IVF bill in order to stoke baseless fears about IVF and advance their broader political agenda.



