‘Trump Doesn’t Belong In Your Bedroom Or Your Exam Room’: Top Dem Lawmaker Rips GOP Attacks On IVF

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During a press briefing marking World IVF Day on Thursday, Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) spoke about the need to protect IVF.

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00:00With that, it is my honor to turn things over to our incredible Democratic whip.

00:04I just had to make sure she was here. Catherine Clark,

00:07who has been a steadfast advocate for reproductive rights. Thank you.

00:15I guess you don't need that.

00:18I don't need that, but it's a team sport here. Thank you, Congresswoman Wilde. You have been

00:25our vanguard in this fight for freedom and common sense, and we are so grateful for your leadership.

00:32This is a battle for basic beliefs shared by the vast majority of the American people.

00:38The principle that there is no freedom without reproductive freedom. That it's not the

00:45government's place to tell you if and when and how to start a family. That Donald Trump

00:54doesn't belong in your bedroom or your exam room. Nearly half a century after IVF first brought

01:03child into the world, we're still seeing extremists who want to shut down treatment,

01:09board up clinics, and deny parents the joy of having a child. Why? Because that extreme ideology

01:20is rooted in control. More control for them, less freedom for you. More power in their hands,

01:28fewer options in yours. That's why Speaker Johnson refuses to put this bill on the floor.

01:36It's why they're marching towards a nationwide abortion ban. But Democrats are fighting back.

01:43This discharge position is a chance for every single member of the House to show where they

01:52stand. I hope Republicans will stand up for freedom. I hope they'll stand up for the tens

01:59of thousands of aspiring parents. Or will they continue to stand by Donald Trump and MAGA

02:08extremism? House Democrats are proud to stand on the side of the American people.

02:16But we will not let up to reproductive freedom is returned to every woman, to every family,

02:24in every zip code in this country. And every step of the way will be strengthened by the leadership

02:32of people in our caucus like Susan Wild and like my friend from Atlanta, a proud Planned

02:41Parenthood alumna, Vice Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, Congresswoman Nakima Williams.

‘Trump Doesn’t Belong In Your Bedroom Or Your Exam Room’: Top Dem Lawmaker Rips GOP Attacks On IVF

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