The Democratic senator has long pressed to safeguard the fertility treatment she used to conceive her children, which now has been thrust into the political conversation.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) blamed former President Donald Trump for undermining families' access to in vitro fertilization (IVF). At a press conference on Tuesday, Duckworth promoted a bill that would establish a nationwide right to IVF and lower costs for the procedure.

It was a second try after Republicans blocked it once earlier this year. Democrats hoped to use the vote to put pressure on Republicans running for re-election.

Republicans largely dismissed Duckworth’s bill as a political stunt and say they aren't trying to take away fertility rights. The GOP has produced its own proposal intended to discourage states from passing IVF restrictions, but Democrats have said it doesn’t go far enough.

The U.S. Senate will on Tuesday vote on another attempt to protect access to in vitro fertilization after a failed bid earlier this year.

The U.S. Senate is set to vote on Tuesday on a bill to enshrine federal protections and expand insurance coverage for fertility treatments, days after Republican former President Donald Trump surprised supporters by saying he would support such a law.

The U.S. Senate will on Tuesday vote on another attempt to protect access to in vitro fertilization after a failed bid earlier this year.

The U.S. Senate is set to vote on Tuesday on a bill to enshrine federal protections and expand insurance coverage for fertility treatments, days after Republican former President Donald Trump surprised supporters by saying he would support such a law.