Republicans Object To IVF Services For LGBTQ Veterans

The Independent reports:

A quartet of Republicans want the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain a recent decision to offer In Vitro Fertilisation services to veterans who are unmarried or in same-sex relationships, citing “a plethora of ethical concerns and questions” raised by the announcement.

In a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, Representatives Matt Rosendale, Bob Good, Mary Miller and Josh Brecheen call IVF — a procedure in which human embryos are fertilised in a laboratory setting and implanted in a woman’s uterus — “morally dubious” and say it “should not be subsidised by the American taxpayer”.

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Republicans object to ‘morally dubious’ IVF being offered to unmarried and same-sex couple veterans https://t.co/HSuLvSs4sJ

— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) March 21, 2024

House Republicans led by @RepRosendale sent a letter today opposing a new Biden admin policy expanding access to IVF for veterans: “A surplus of embryos will be created which are likely to result in abandoned, or cruelly discarded human life.”https://t.co/AXXmtcBYmr

— Alice Miranda Ollstein (@AliceOllstein) March 20, 2024