Election season is heating up, and at the center of the debate are reproductive rights, with particular attention to in vitro fertilization. Two pieces of legislation under their respective political parties failed to pass.

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

The US Senate is expected to hold a vote on Tuesday on a bill that would guarantee access to in vitro fertilization nationwide –- a move that comes as Democrats seek to pressure Republicans over the issue in the run-up to the November elections.