Democrats seek to make GOP pay in November for threats to reproductive rights

St. Charles, Missouri — Democrat Lucas Kunce is trying to pin reproductive care restrictions on Sen. Josh Hawley, betting it will boost his chances of unseating the Republican incumbent in November.

In a recent ad campaign, Kunce accuses Hawley of jeopardizing reproductive care, including in vitro fertilization. Staring straight into the camera, with tears in her eyes, a Missouri mom identified only as Jessica recounts how she struggled for years to conceive.

"Now there are efforts to ban IVF, and Josh Hawley got them started," Jessica says. "I want Josh Hawley to look me in the eye and tell me that I can't have the child that I deserve."