Byron Donalds suggests he would support protections for IVF after Alabama ruling

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) suggested he would likely support protections for in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments after former President Trump called on Alabama to preserve access to the treatment following a controversial court ruling that led to some medical facilities pausing the procedure.

“Like any type of bill that gets drafted on Capitol Hill, I want to see the devil in the details. But yes, I feel I could broadly support that. Because, like I said, IVF is something that is so critical to a lot of couples. It helps them breed great families. Our country needs that,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” when asked if he would support protecting IVF services at the federal level.

The Alabama Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that frozen embryos are people, marking the first time a court has given protections so early following conception. Trump later called on Alabama to protect access to IVF treatments after some clinics in the state suspended IVF services.