Hawley Votes Against IVF… Again; Kunce Responds

“Should Missourians be surprised that Josh Hawley voted against the Right to IVF Act for a second time? No. Do they have every right to be disappointed? Yes,” said Lucas Kunce. “Josh Hawley just sent a clear message to Missouri women and couples who’ve relied on IVF to build their families: They are not worth protecting. To Josh, politicians should be in control of their lives, their bodies, and even how they build their families.”

The bill Hawley blocked included provisions to require insurance companies to cover fertility treatments, mirroring many of former President Donald Trump’s recent statements. Kunce recently endorsed Trump’s IVF plan, promising to work to enact it alongside the Right to IVF Act once elected.

With abortion on the ballot in Missouri this November alongside the U.S. Senate race, Josh Hawley is in an especially vulnerable position — given his uniquely bad record on reproductive freedom which includes voting against IVF and the Right to Contraception. Voters are more motivated than ever to protect their reproductive rights, and by extension, their lives.

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More About Marine Veteran Lucas Kunce 

Lucas Kunce is a 13-year Marine veteran, national security expert, and antitrust advocate running against Josh Hawley to take Missouri’s U.S. Senate seat back for working people. After three deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Lucas was stationed at the Pentagon, where he served on the Joint Staff to contain the threat of nuclear and chemical weapons around the globe, and later represented the United States in arms control negotiations with NATO and Russia. After active duty, he became the National Security Director for the American Economic Liberties Project, where he fought back against the corporate monopolists and corrupt politicians who strip our communities for parts while undermining our security. Learn more about Lucas Kunce.