Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-N.Y., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"I was troubled by and said at the time that I opposed Alabama’s ruling to limit IVF," Molinaro said in a statement. "I’m a parent who has personal experience with IVF and support all women and families who choose IVF to bring life into this world. Protecting it is just commonsense."
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed a bill into law earlier this month protecting IVF treatments after a February decision by the state Supreme Court prompted some fertility clinics to pause their procedures.
Former President Donald Trump gestures to supporters after speaking at a Get Out The Vote rally at Winthrop University on Feb. 23, 2024 in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He said he would support access to IVF after Alabama's ruling. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The decision resulted in a flury of warnings about the potential impact on fertility treatments and the freezing of embryos, which had previously been considered property by the courts.
Former President Trump said at a South Carolina rally in late February that he would "strongly support the availability of IVF" as the Alabama ruling reignited debate on abortion amid the 2024 presidential election.
Another House Republican, Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, told Fox News Digital and Fox News Radio last week that he is is working on a bill to expand access to IVF for families who cannot afford the procedure.
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"It would give a tax incentive to help people that are less fortunate be able to do IVF, and I do think it's something that's important. Because I do think people that want children should be able to have the opportunity to have children, and IVF is [a] way to do it," Carey said on Thursday.
Fox News' Liz Elkind and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
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