‘So important for our families’: Senate to vote on the Right to IVF Act [Video]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — There are so many ways to make a family these days and local experts say more people are turning toward IVF or in vitro fertilization.

“1 in 6 couples will struggle to get pregnant and it’s a huge number and a lot of people weren’t talking about it previously, now it’s very much coming to the forefront because of the changes in insurance,” said Colby Damon, Nurse Practitioner at Buffalo Infertility and IVF Associates.

In 2020, New York State passed a law requiring private health plans to cover IVF.

But when the US Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer says reproductive freedoms like IVF were put at risk.

The goal is to give that access back with the Right to IVF Act.

“We’re very supportive of this moving forward because it’s gonna be so important for our families,” said Damon.

This bill would establish your right to …