Abortion and Reproductive Health

Birth control and IVF

90 public statements from 2026 candidates

§1The range of views

Why this matters: These rules affect whether people can get birth control and fertility treatment where they live, and what it costs them.

Drafted by AI, then checked for neutral wording in a separate AI review. It describes the question and the main positions, not any candidate's view. Facts link to their sources.

Whether federal law should guarantee a right to use birth control and to get in vitro fertilization (IVF), the fertility treatment in which embryos are created in a lab, and how much of the cost insurance should cover.

  1. Guarantee access to both in federal law, including insurance coverage for IVF
  2. Lower IVF costs, such as through cheaper drugs and optional employer benefits, without a new federal right or coverage requirement
  3. No new federal law; leave current federal and state rules in place
  4. Let states limit some methods, such as by giving embryos legal protection

These options describe policies, not people. The order is not a ranking.

§2What candidates have said

Why this matters: Statements candidates made publicly, summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Candidates who haven't spoken publicly on this issue aren't listed.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Guarantee access to both in federal law, including insurance coverage for IVF (10)

  • Amanda N. Pusczek AL-4
    Her campaign website says she supports a federal right to IVF and other fertility treatments and a requirement that health plans cover all FDA-approved birth control at no cost to patients.1
  • Mike McGuire CA-1
    His campaign website says he would protect access to contraception and IVF and make those rights the law of the land.2,3
  • Lateefah Simon CA-12
    Her campaign website says she would write into federal law the right to reproductive health care, protecting access to contraception and IVF across the United States.4
  • Sam Liccardo CA-16
    His campaign website says he supports the Right to Contraception Act and that Congress should pass a bipartisan version of the Right to IVF Act protecting access to IVF and fertility treatment nationwide, along with rights to insurance coverage.5
  • Lauren Underwood IL-14
    Her campaign website says she voted for key legislation to protect access to contraception, supports legislation to ensure nationwide access to fertility services like IVF, and says services like IVF should be affordable and covered by health plans.6
  • Juliana Stratton IL Senate
    Her campaign's affordability blueprint says she would write access to the full range of reproductive health care, including IVF and contraception, into federal law.7
  • Peggy Flanagan MN Senate
    Her campaign website says she wants a federal version of Minnesota's law protecting access to contraception, fertility services and other reproductive care, and supports requiring Medicaid and ACA marketplace plans to cover IVF.8
  • Denise Powell NE-2
    Her campaign website says she supports the Right to Contraception Act, which it describes as protecting the right to obtain and use contraception, and wants to pass legislation such as the Right to IVF Act to expand insurance coverage for fertility treatments.9
  • Maggie Goodlander NH-2
    Her campaign website lists establishing a federal right to IVF and a federal right to contraception among the items in her reproductive freedom agenda.10
  • Annie Andrews SC Senate
    Her campaign website says she would work to guarantee access to contraception and infertility care.11

Let states limit some methods, such as by giving embryos legal protection (1)

  • Pro-Life ID Governor
    His campaign website says any ban on surgical abortion should also ban birth control pills and morning-after pills, and opposes the freezing and discarding of embryos in IVF.12

Statements that don't match one option (79)

  • Ami Bera CA-3
    His campaign website says he helped introduce the Affordability is Access Act to expand affordable over-the-counter birth control.13
  • Mai Vang CA-7
    Her campaign website says she would oppose any national restrictions on contraception.14
  • Mark DeSaulnier CA-10
    His campaign website says he sponsors the Right to Contraception Act and the Access to Family Building Act to protect access to contraception and IVF.15
  • Connie Chan CA-11
    Her campaign website says she would expand health care investments to include family planning such as IVF and cosponsor the Right to Contraception Act.16
  • Scott Wiener CA-11
    His campaign website says he would oppose federal limits on birth control and expand access to IVF and protect surrogacy nationwide.17,18
  • Kevin Mullin CA-15
    His campaign website says he was an original cosponsor of the Right to Contraception Act, which aims to protect the right to contraception.19
  • Ro Khanna CA-17
    His campaign website says he supports the Right to Contraception Act to put a right to contraception into federal law.20
  • Salud Carbajal CA-24
    His campaign website says he introduced legislation to provide no-cost contraception to military members through TRICARE.21,22
  • Gil Cisneros CA-31
    His campaign website says every woman should be able to get reproductive health care including contraception and fertility treatment, and that he would lead on legislation ensuring full coverage of and access to emergency contraception.23
  • Jimmy Gomez CA-34
    His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of the Right to Contraception Act.24
  • Marni von Wilpert CA-48
    Her campaign website says she will protect the freedom to build a family through assisted reproductive care.25
  • John Hickenlooper CO Senate
    His campaign website says he is working to establish a nationwide right to IVF, and that as governor he expanded access to free birth control.26
  • Melat Kiros CO-1
    Her platform says access to the full range of reproductive care, including contraception and fertility treatment, must be protected and guaranteed.27
  • Sarah McBride DE-AL
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the Right to IVF Act to protect access to fertility treatment and require insurance coverage for it.28
  • Angie Nixon FL Senate special
    Her campaign website says she supports protecting access to contraception and IVF from political interference.29
  • Mike Sell FL-4
    His campaign's platform calls for protecting access to birth control in every state and supports the Right to Contraception Act.30,31
  • Kimberly Overman FL-12
    Her campaign platform says she supports protecting access to contraception, emergency contraception, IVF and fertility treatment.32,33
  • Mark Davis FL-16
    His policy platform says to protect access to contraception and IVF.34
  • Matthew Montavon FL-17
    His campaign website says Congress should ensure that birth control is accessible and affordable for all women.35
  • Lois Frankel FL-23
    Her campaign website says she supports federal investment in women's health, including contraception and maternal care, and has fought to ensure Medicare covers birth control.36,37
  • Nicole Locklin FL-26
    Her campaign website says she will fight to protect access to contraception and fertility treatment.38
  • Chris Harden GA-11
    His campaign website says he supports protecting access to contraception and fertility treatments.39
  • Jill N. Tokuda HI-2
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the Right to Contraception Act, which it says prevents federal, state and local government entities from restricting access to or the sale of contraceptives.40
  • Ashley Hinson IA Senate
    Her campaign website says she has worked to expand over-the-counter access to birth control, and her affordability plan calls for making safe birth control available over the counter for adult women.41,42
  • Josh Turek IA Senate
    His campaign website says he would protect access to contraception and IVF.43
  • Sarah Trone Garriott IA-3
    Her campaign website says she will work to safeguard the right to contraception, IVF and prenatal care.44
  • Chris Getty IL-4
    His campaign website says he will protect access to contraception and to IVF.45
  • La Shawn K. Ford IL-7
    His campaign website says he will work to protect access to contraception and IVF and expand family planning services, and will codify the right to reproductive healthcare, including contraception.46,47
  • Melissa L. Bean IL-8
    Her campaign website says she is committed to defending access to abortion, contraception and IVF nationwide.48
  • Daniel Biss IL-9
    His campaign website says he will enact federal safeguards against state efforts to restrict contraception and reproductive technologies such as IVF.49
  • Brad Schneider IL-10
    His campaign website says women's access to comprehensive health care, including family planning and birth control, must be protected, and that access to family planning and birth control should be expanded.50
  • Bill Foster IL-11
    His campaign website says he voted for the Right to Contraception Act, which it says would place the right to access and use contraception into federal law.51
  • Nikki Budzinski IL-13
    Her campaign website says she is a cosponsor of legislation to protect a woman's right to in vitro fertilization nationwide.52
  • Jennifer Todd IL-15
    Her campaign website says, in its veterans section, that she will expand access to reproductive and fertility services, including IVF, and ensure women veterans receive care that reflects their specific needs.53
  • André Carson IN-7
    His campaign website says he supports policies that guarantee access to contraception and comprehensive family planning services.54
  • Adam Hamilton KS Senate
    His campaign website says he would write access to contraception into law and require insurers to cover over-the-counter birth control the way they cover prescription contraception.55
  • Sharice L. Davids KS-3
    Her campaign website says she introduced the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act, which it says expands access to contraception and family planning services.56
  • Charles Booker KY Senate
    His campaign website says he would protect access to contraception and IVF.57
  • Megan Wingfield KY-2
    Her campaign website says she supports expanding access to contraception, maternal care and cancer screenings, especially in rural areas.58
  • Morgan McGarvey KY-3
    His campaign website says he will vote to require that health insurance providers cover birth control.59
  • Zach Dembo KY-6
    His campaign website says he would protect fertility treatments like IVF.60
  • Jay J Bowman KY-6
    His campaign website says everyone deserves control over their body and medical decisions, and that too many women still face obstacles to basic care, from birth control to family planning.61
  • Gordon Heslop LA-4
    His campaign website lists fertility treatment among its health care proposals.62
  • Lori Loureiro Trahan MA-3
    Her campaign website lists fighting for Title X among her priorities and describes it as providing affordable family planning services, including contraception education and birth control.63
  • Maura Healey MA Governor
    Her campaign website says she made over-the-counter contraception free.64
  • Adrian Boafo MD-5
    His campaign website lists expanding health care options for women veterans, including IVF access, among his veterans priorities.65
  • Nancy Wallace MD-8
    Her campaign website says contraception should be included in all health insurance coverage, and that she would introduce legislation to fully fund research on male contraception.66
  • Ray Pooley MI-9
    His campaign website says he will hold the administration accountable for its lack of action on IVF care.67
  • Lydia Christensen MI Senate
    Her campaign website says she opposes fetal personhood laws that criminalize miscarriage, IVF or contraception.68
  • Matt Little MN-2
    His campaign website lists protecting legal recognition of parentage and expanding access to IVF and fertility options among his LGBTQIA2S+ commitments.69
  • Kelly Morrison MN-3
    Her campaign website says she has introduced legislation to expand veterans’ access to fertility care.70
  • Ilhan Omar MN-5
    Her campaign website says she wants to protect access to contraception and IVF, and its healthcare page also calls for contraception at no cost.71,72
  • DeVelle L. Jackson MN-5
    It also says he will defend access to contraception, as well as maternal and emergency pregnancy care and medical privacy.73
  • Erik Osberg MN-7
    It also says he wants to protect access to contraception and family planning, and lists fertility treatment among the reproductive health care it covers.74
  • Jordan Herrera MO-4
    His campaign website lists defending access to contraception.75
  • Bennie Foster MS-2
    His campaign website lists protecting access to IVF and birth control among the ways he would work on health care and family support.76
  • Alani Bankhead MT Senate
    Her campaign website says she backs the Right to Contraception Act and funding for access to all reproductive health care.77
  • Seth Bodnar MT Senate
    His campaign website says he would protect access to contraception and IVF.78
  • Michael Dublin NC Senate
    His platform supports free contraceptives.79
  • Valerie P. Foushee NC-4
    Her campaign website says she is working in Congress to pass legislation protecting access to contraceptives.80
  • Richard N. Ojeda II NC-9
    His campaign website's Ensuring Quality Healthcare page says he would protect access to birth control as well as to cancer screenings and prenatal care.81
  • Ashley Bell NC-10
    Her campaign website says she will defend access to contraception.82
  • Paul Barringer NC-13
    His priorities page says he supports wider access to family planning services and contraception.83
  • Helene Neville ND-AL
    Her campaign website says reproductive health care covers far more than abortion, listing contraception and family planning among the services.84
  • Brinker Harding NE-2
    His campaign website says he wants to make health care, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), more accessible and affordable for Nebraska families.85
  • Mark Cohen NE-3
    His campaign website says unwanted pregnancies can be reduced by educating young people and making birth control available to those who choose to be sexually active.86
  • Chris Pappas NH Senate
    His campaign website says he introduced legislation to safeguard access to IVF and to protect and expand Title X family planning services.87
  • Lily Tang Williams NH-2
    Her campaign website says women should have easy access to education, counseling and birth control.88
  • Herb Conaway NJ-3
    His campaign website says he supports bills like the Right to Contraception Act, which it describes as setting out statutory protections for the right to access contraception.89
  • Ryan Michael Kelly NJ-3
    His campaign website says he supports federal protections for contraception and fertility care.90
  • Rob Menendez NJ-8
    Its healthcare page lists the Right to Contraception Act among the reproductive health bills he has cosponsored.91
  • Gabriel Vasquez NM-2
    His campaign website says he opposes attempts to ban access to birth control.92
  • Teresa Leger Fernandez NM-3
    Her campaign website says contraception must be available and affordable, and that Planned Parenthood and community health centers should receive support and full funding so that people can get contraception and routine breast and cervical cancer screenings.93,94
  • Deb Haaland NM Governor
    Her healthcare plan says she would require insurance plans to cover fertility care and fertility-preservation services.95
  • Amy Acton OH Governor
    Her campaign website says she would protect access to contraception, fertility treatments and miscarriage care.96
  • Jerri Green TN Governor
    Her platform calls for restoring access to contraception and protecting IVF and miscarriage care from state interference.97
  • Lauren Pinkston TN Governor
    Her campaign website supports full access to contraception and fertility treatments such as IVF, and says she would veto legislation restricting access to contraceptives.98
  • James Talarico TX Senate
    His campaign website says he supports federal legislation to protect access to contraception and IVF.99,100
  • Rachel Fetty Anderson WV Senate
    Her campaign website says all adults have the right to make their own decisions about their bodies and to choose or refuse medical care, including birth control.101