,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bj1 #bjbd,mr4    
,cruz 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,britt7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xix
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act to require1 
z a condition ( receiv+ ,f$]al ,m$icaid 
fund+1 t ,/ates d n prohibit 9 vitro    
f]tilization 7,,ivf7 s]vices1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,ivf ,protection ,act4    
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,s9ce its developm5t 9 ! #aigjs1 9     
vitro f]tilization 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is     
section z ,,ivf7 has prov5 itself to be 
a safe1 effective1 & reliable means to  
a*iev+ pregnancy4  7#b7 ,,ivf has all[$ 
millions ( aspir+ p>5ts to exp]i5ce !   
miracle ( *ildbir?4  7#c7 ,,ivf is a    
pro-woman & pro-family solution = ^?    
/ruggl+ to h *ildr54  7#d7 ,,ivf has    
become a symbol ( hope = ^? aspir+ to   
conceive4  7#e7 ,x is n[ e/imat$ t ne>ly

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,/ates are ! result ( ,,ivf1 result+ 9  
t5s ( ?\s&s ( happy1 heal?y babies be+  
born annually4  7#f7 ,! use ( ,,ivf has 
/r5g!n$ our communities & our nation by 
promot+ g5]ations ( *ildr5 & families t 
o!rwise may n h come to be4  #c4        
,m$icaid requirem5t t ,/ates d n        
prohibit ,,ivf s]vices ,section #aijb ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#acif;a7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+ new subsection3  7uu7 ,requirem5t
 t ,/ates d n prohibit ,,ivf s]vices ,z 
a condition ( receiv+ paym5ts "u section
 #aijc7;a71 a ,/ate-- 7#a7 %all n       
prohibit 9 vitro f]tilization 7z def9$ 9
 section #d7;b7 ( ! ,,ivf ,protection   
,act7 s]vices2 &  7#b7 %all ensure t no 
unit ( local gov]nm5t 9 ! ,/ate         
prohibits su* s]vices4  4  #d4 ,no      
requirem5t to furni% ,,ivf s]vices  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,no?+ 9 ! ,,ivf ,protection    
,act %all be con/ru$ to compel any      
individual or organization to provide 9 
vitro f]tilization s]vices4  7b7 ,9     

vitro f]tilization def9$ ,9 ?is section1
 ! t]m 9 vitro f]tilization means !     
practice :]eby eggs are collect$ f      
ov>ies & manually f]tiliz$ by sp]m1 =   
lat] placem5t inside ( a ut]us4  #e4    
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ! ,,ivf     
,protection ,act %all be con/ru$ to     
imp$e ,/ates f implem5t+ heal? & safety 
/&>ds reg>d+ ! practice ( 9 vitro       
f]tilization 7z def9$ 9 section #d7;b774