Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) has spoken about the importance of IVF for his family while Sen.
JD Vance (R-Ohio) voted against a bill that would protect access. Mother Jones; Getty; Jim Watson/AFP/Getty; Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA One way to sum up Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-Minn.
) stance on reproductive rights? It’s pretty much the opposite of Sen. JD Vance’s (R-Ohio) extreme views. Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’s newly-named running mate for the Democratic ticket, has been a strong supporter of reproductive rights, especially as Republicans have continued to chip away at them post- Dobbs .
A sampling of that record: In January 2023, Walz signed a bill enshrining the right to an abortion—as well as contraception and fertility treatments—in Minnesota. A few months later, Walz signed into law another significant reproductive rights bill that protects people who seek or help others access abortion within Minnesota from legal threats from out of state. But he’s been particularly vocal—in deeply personal terms—about one issue: IVF access.
After Alabama’s state Supreme Court’s ruling imperiled IVF access by stipulating that frozen embryos could be considered children, Walz publicly condemned the decision and posted to Facebook about his family’s experience using IVF: “Gwen and I have two beautiful children because of reproductive health care like IVF,” Walz wrote in February. “This issue is deeply personal to our family and so many others. Don’t let thes.