The US Senate blocked two separate in vitro fertilization (IVF) bills Tuesday: the Right to IVF Act, sponsored by Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and the IVF Protection Act, sponsored by Senators

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.

For the second time this year, the Senate plans to vote Tuesday on a law that would create a nationwide right to IVF.