Health Care

Larsen: Senate Passage of Fertility Care for Veterans Bill Means the House Should Act Now

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Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today after the Senate approved a bill that would end the Department of Veterans Affairs’ ban on in vitro fertilization for disabled veterans. The bill was authored by Sen. Patty Murray, and Larsen introduced a companion version of the bill in the House of Representatives. “These veterans have already paid too high a…

Veterans, Wounded Warrior Speak out for Murray-Larsen Bill to Provide Fertility Services

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SEATTLE—Two paralyzed veterans and an active duty wounded warrior spoke out yesterday in support of a bill authored by Sen. Patty Murray and introduced in the House by Rep. Rick Larsen, both D-Wash., that would provide advanced fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization to veterans. (Click here for a fact sheet.) The three servicemembers all sustained service-related…