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This bill establishes comprehensive protections for individuals seeking fertility treatments and the healthcare providers who offer such services. The Protect IVF Act creates statutory rights for patients to receive fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), artificial insemination, embryo genetic testing, fertility medication, and reproductive genetic material preservation and donation, in accordance with widely accepted medical standards. The bill prevents states from implementing laws that would unnecessarily restrict or interfere with fertility treatments, protecting the rights of individuals, healthcare providers, health insurance issuers, and medical manufacturers to provide, receive, cover, or produce fertility-related services and products. Key provisions include allowing patients to make decisions about their reproductive care in consultation with healthcare providers, protecting healthcare providers' ability to offer fertility services without unwarranted limitations, and establishing mechanisms for legal enforcement, such as civil actions by the Attorney General, affected individuals, or healthcare providers against any state laws that impede fertility treatment rights. The bill also preserves existing federal health regulations and HIPAA privacy rules while creating a broad framework to ensure access to reproductive medical services across the United States.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2035/all-info