Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, has pledged that his administration will finance In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments or mandate insurance companies to cover the costs, should he secure a second term in the White House.
This commitment was made in response to a reporter's query about his stance on the politically charged topic of IVF. Trump responded, Well, as you know, I was always for IVF right from the beginning, as soon as we heard about it. It's fertilization. It's helping women and men and families, but it's helping women able to have a baby.
According to The Post Millennial, Trump acknowledged the struggles some couples face in conceiving and noted the satisfaction many have expressed following successful IVF treatments. "We're doing this because we just think it's great. And we need great children, beautiful children in our country, Trump elaborated. We actually need them, and we are going to be, under the Trump administration, we are going to be paying for that treatment. So, we are paying for that treatment. All Americans that get it, all Americans that need it. So we're going to be paying for that treatment, or we're going to be mandating that the insurance company pay."
This announcement follows a controversial decision by the University of Alabama at Birmingham health system to temporarily halt IVF treatments in February, after a court ruling classified frozen embryos as children. The health system resumed treatments in March following the passage of a new law.
Trump has been vocal about his support for IVF, stating in an April communique, "I strongly support the availability of IVF for couples who are trying to have a precious baby. What could be more beautiful or better than that." He commended Alabamas legislature for their swift action to ensure the continued availability of IVF in the state, saying, "They really did a great and fast job."
In contrast, the Biden campaign, during Joe Biden's presidential run, accused Trump of endorsing "extreme abortion bans across the country that criminalize doctors, threaten IVF, and force rape victims to give birth" following his statement of support for IVF. This stark difference in perspective underscores the ongoing political divide over reproductive rights and healthcare in the United States.
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