US House Passes Defense Bill Stripped of IVF Provision

US House Passes Defense Bill Stripped of IVF Provision

U.S. Capitol Pro-life groups cheered the provision’s removal from the bill.

IVF Provision Removed From Defense Bill, Pro-Life Groups Applaud

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $901 billion defense authorization bill Wednesday stripped of a controversial provision that would have required insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization for military families That move is drawing praise from pro-life organizations that hailed the move as a stand against the destruction of human embryos. The National Defense Authorization Act, known as the NDAA and formally designated S. 1071, clea…