U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., is one of several members of a Senate committee calling for an audit of the safety of in vitro fertilization and the clinics where it is conducted around the country.
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., in a letter Thursday is requesting the Department of Health and Human Services audit the safety standards of IVF and assisted reproductive technology, or ART, in U.S. clinics.
Tuberville signed the four-page letter, along with Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla.
“Mothers in this situation make a substantial emotional, financial, and personal investment, and rightly expect that fertility clinics will protect and respect human life — and keep treasured embryos safe,” the senators wrote.
It is the latest clash involving IVF between Republicans and Democrats since the Alabama Supreme Court in February ruledthat frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. Several …