For the second time this year, the Senate failed to advance the Right to IVF Act, a bill that would expand federal protections and access to infertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization (IVF).

A bill that aimed to establish a right to in vitro fertilization failed on a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate Sept. 17. The measure failed 51-44, needing 60 votes to procee

The US Senate is expected to hold a vote on Tuesday on a bill that would guarantee access to in vitro fertilization nationwide –- a move that comes as Democrats seek to pressure Republicans over the issue in the run-up to the November elections.