It's called the Right to IVF Act.
IVF stands for in vitro fertilization, a scientific process of creating life in a laboratory by joining an egg and sperm outside the body.
Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) says it's needed to make it easier for all Americans to access and afford IVF treatment needed to build their families.
But Republicans say it's not really about IVF and would instead open a pandora's box to measures that include human cloning, gene editing, the creation of three parent embryos, and other forms of human embryo experimentation with no pro-life protections.
Talking about this on "Washington Watch," Senator James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) said Democrats have been deceptive.
Lankford: 'A really bad bill'
"This bill also takes over any state policy on IVF," said Lankford. "You've got states like Louisiana that have limitations on IVF to be able to make sure that it's well managed, that embryos are not just being tossed and are protected, and it would remove all of those state restrictions."
Lankford said it would also take away all conscience protections for anyone across the country dealing with this issue no matter how it's done or what is done.
"So, this is truly a really bad bill," said Lankford.
Though Democrats control the House, Republicans were able to block the block the bill with a filibuster.
Democrats needed 60 votes to invoke cloture and end the filibuster. They got 51 to Republicans’ 44 as the bid to end the filibuster and eventually bring the measure to a floor vote fell short.
Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), along with every Democrat and Independent, voted to end the filibuster.
Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Joe Manchin (I-West Virginia), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) and Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) did not vote.
Ahead of the vote, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sought to pass a voice vote to advance a bill introduced by himself and Sen. Katie Britt (R-Alabama) earlier this year, The Hill reported. Their bill would block Medicaid funding from states that ban IVF, but a possible vote was blocked by Democrats.
Republicans called Tuesday’s drama a “show vote” put on by Democrats.
“Let’s be clear. There’s not a single senator in this chamber on either side of the aisle who wants to ban IVF,” Cruz said.
Still grasping at Trump-Project 2025 connection
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) spoke against opponents ahead of the vote.
"If the senate votes no today and strikes IVF protections down yet again, it will be further proof that Project 2025 is alive and well," said Schumer.
Project 2025 is a presidential transition project with advisers from many center-right organizations. Democrats have tried to tie Project 2025 to Donald Trump's latest presidential campaign, although Trump has distanced himself from the effort on numerous occasions.
"This is the perception that the Democrats are trying to create across the nation, and it is very deceptive," Lankford continued. "The other aspect of this is every single Democrat voted today for human cloning, for three parent families, for all this bizarre different methods of actually combining families together, they actually just voted for it today just oblivious either to what was actually included or they actually agree with all that's included in this bill, and either one of them is a really bad foretaste of what they would plan to do for the future."
