{"id":2333816,"date":"2024-08-29T18:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T22:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-ivf-will-be-free-if-reelected-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T18:42:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T22:42:33","slug":"trump-vows-ivf-will-be-free-if-reelected-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-ivf-will-be-free-if-reelected-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump vows IVF will be free if reelected &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-vows-ivf-will-be-free-if-reelected-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2333816&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald \u200dTrump announced that if elected for a second term, \u200bhis administration would \u2064ensure that the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sens-warren-vance-lead-push-to-crack-down-on-bank-ceo-pay\/\" title=\"Warren and Vance push to limit bank CEO pay.\">federal government covers<\/a> all costs \u200cassociated with in vitro fertilization \u2063(IVF)\u2064 treatments. At a recent rally in \u200dMichigan, Trump stated that insurance companies would be\u2064 mandated to\u2064 pay for\u200c IVF\u200c to promote higher birth rates, describing his \u2063proposal as pro-family. \u200cHe also mentioned that new parents \u200bwould be allowed to deduct significant expenses related to newborns\u200b from \u200dtheir taxes.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement comes as the Republican Party faces scrutiny and backlash following the Supreme Court&#8217;s overturning of *Roe v. Wade*,\u200b which has prompted concerns about\u2062 potential bans on IVF. In response to these concerns and criticism \u2064from Democrats regarding \u2062the party&#8217;s stance on reproductive rights, GOP lawmakers have expressed \u2063support for IVF while navigating political challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s stance on IVF represents an attempt to\u2062 balance the interests of conservative voters advocating for abortion \u200brestrictions with\u200d the concerns of independent\u200d voters. His proposal has raised questions about funding, and he has\u2063 recently \u200csought to soften his\u2063 rhetoric related to reproductive health. The evolving dynamics \u200cof \u200creproductive rights within the GOP remain complex, as seen in varying opinions among conservative leaders regarding\u200c their \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minority-employees-slam-house-dem-plan-to-boost-diversity-at-state-department\/\" title=\"Minority Employees Slam House Dem Plan To Boost Diversity at State Department\">long-term impact<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump vows IVF will be free if reelected<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1741131\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> promised the federal government would cover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ivf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in vitro fertilization<\/a> treatments if he is reelected to a second administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m announcing today in a major statement that under the Trump administration, your government will pay for, or your insurance company will be mandated to pay for, all costs associated with IVF treatment, fertilization for women,&rdquo; Trump said Thursday afternoon during a rally in Potterville, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because we want more babies, to put it very nicely, and for this same reason, we will also allow new parents to deduct major newborn expenses from their taxes,&rdquo; Trump continued. &ldquo;So that parents that have a beautiful baby will be able &hellip; so we&rsquo;re pro-family. Nobody&rsquo;s ever said that before. But the IVF treatments are expensive. It&rsquo;s very hard for many people to do it and to get it.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; NEW POLICY ALERT &#128680;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am announcing today that under the Trump administration, your government will pay for or your insurance company will be mandated to pay for all costs associated with IVF treatment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want more babies!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZtsGkNUdl6\">pic.twitter.com\/ZtsGkNUdl6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1829268507919311287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The GOP has struggled to navigate the political and electoral backlash over the loss of abortion rights after the Supreme Court struck down <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> in June 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Democrat&rsquo;s worries over a potential ban on IVF have galvanized them to attack Trump and the GOP as promoters of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-how-republicans-are-planning-to-restore-the-american-family\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s How Republicans Are Planning To \u2018Restore The American Family\u2019\">anti-family policies<\/a>. The Alabama Supreme Court ruling that gave embryos the same status as a person earlier this year led to state IVF clinics temporarily shutting down to comply with the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Republican lawmakers quickly rushed to defend their support of IVF. They <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/senate-ivf-alabama-reproductive-care-460d099153d3faf548e9326ff17dbae6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>blocked legislation<\/a> introduced by Democrats that would guarantee a woman&rsquo;s right to IVF but have proposed separate legislation protecting the procedure.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has attempted to walk a fine line between appeasing Republicans who want abortion restrictions while not angering too many independents and swing state voters opposed to a federal ban as he battles Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>He first previewed his stance on IVF with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-says-wants-make-ivf-treatments-paid-government-insurance-compani-rcna168804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NBC News<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/opinion\/columnists\/kaitlyn-buss\/2024\/08\/29\/buss-trump-promises-free-ivf-for-all\/75001859007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Detroit News<\/em><\/a>  before he announced the policy at the Michigan rally. It is unclear how he would pay for the initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Trump continued to soften his stance on reproductive matters. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My Administration will be great for women and their reproductive rights,&rdquo; he wrote in a Truth Social post. <\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a risky move for a candidate whom evangelical leaders have long rallied around, although some have temporarily looked past it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The cause is way bigger and younger than Donald Trump,&rdquo; wrote Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, on social media. &ldquo;It will shape the GOP beyond this Trump moment. Nothing will deter this movement because it is about saving lives and truly serving women. The short term urgent threat? Harris-walz and all Senate candidates promising unlimited 6,7,8,9 month abortion as the only option for women.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The cause is way bigger and younger than Donald Trump. It will shape the GOP beyond this Trump moment. Nothing will deter this movement because it is about saving lives and truly serving women. The short term urgent threat? Harris-walz and all Senate candidates promising&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marjorie Dannenfelser (@marjoriesba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marjoriesba\/status\/1827346182747701574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dannenfelser was part of a group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-lifts-in-person-restrictions-on-abortion-pill\/\" title=\"FDA Lifts In-Person Restrictions on Abortion Pill\">anti-abortion leaders<\/a> who pressured the Trump campaign not to remove support for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-upset-over-roe-among-the-least-likely-to-vote-in-midterms\/\" title=\"Democrats Upset Over Roe Among the Least Likely to Vote in Midterms\">federal abortion ban<\/a> from the Republican National Committee&rsquo;s platform. But at the behest of Trump, that language was struck from the document.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign has long attacked Trump over his appointment of justices who helped overturn <em>Roe<\/em>. At the Democratic National Convention, several abortion rights leaders addressed attendees and implored them to support Harris over Trump due to her support for protecting reproductive rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1741131\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1741131\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump promises free IVF if reelected<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump has pledged that the federal government will fund in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments if he secures a second term. During a rally in Potterville, Michigan, he stated, \u201cI\u2019m announcing today that under the Trump administration, your government will pay for or require your insurance company to cover all costs related to IVF treatment for women.\u201d He emphasized the desire for more children and mentioned plans to allow new parents to deduct significant newborn expenses from their taxes. \u201cWe\u2019re pro-family,\u201d he added, acknowledging the high costs of IVF and its accessibility challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP has faced backlash regarding abortion rights since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. Concerns among Democrats about potential bans on IVF have led them to criticize Trump and his party as anti-family. A recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court equating embryos with persons caused temporary shutdowns of state IVF clinics until compliance was achieved. In response, Republican lawmakers defended their support for IVF while blocking Democratic legislation aimed at guaranteeing women&#8217;s rights to it but proposed separate protections instead.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump navigates his campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris, he is trying to balance appeasing Republicans who favor abortion restrictions while not alienating independents and swing voters who oppose a federal ban on abortion. He initially shared his views on IVF with NBC News and Detroit News before making an official announcement at the rally.<\/p>\n<p>It remains uncertain how this initiative would be funded. Recently, Trump has softened his stance on reproductive issues, stating in a Truth Social post that \u201cMy Administration will be great for women and their reproductive rights.\u201d This approach poses risks given Trump&#8217;s traditional support from evangelical leaders; however, some have temporarily set aside concerns over this issue.<\/p>\n<p>Marjorie Dannenfelser of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America remarked that &#8220;the cause is way bigger and younger than Donald Trump,&#8221; suggesting it will influence the GOP beyond his tenure as president while emphasizing its focus on saving lives and serving women\u2019s needs amidst threats posed by candidates like Harris advocating extensive abortion access.<\/p>\n<p>Dannenfelser previously pressured Trump&#8217;s campaign not to remove support for a federal abortion ban from the Republican National Committee&#8217;s platform; however, under Trump&#8217;s direction, such language was omitted from it. The Harris campaign continues to criticize Trump over judicial appointments linked to overturning Roe v. Wade while urging supporters at events like the Democratic National Convention to back her due to her commitment toward protecting reproductive rights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2333817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Donald_Trump_Campaign_hh5.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36253,4606,32468,3634],"class_list":["post-2333816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election2024","tag-healthcare","tag-ivf","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Donald_Trump_Campaign_hh5.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}