WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate commitee on Wednesday approved legislation that expands access to infertility treatment for seriously injured veterans.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray, authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover the cost of in vitro fertilization and other advanced reproductive technologies for veterans and their spouses. It cleared the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs.
‘‘Our single-most important duty must be to do right by our veterans,’’ Murray, D-Washington, said in discussing the bill. Read full article.