{"id":2334334,"date":"2024-08-30T13:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T17:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-campaign-pushes-back-against-trumps-ivf-proposal-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T13:58:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T17:58:05","slug":"harris-campaign-pushes-back-against-trumps-ivf-proposal-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-campaign-pushes-back-against-trumps-ivf-proposal-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris campaign pushes back against Trump\u2019s IVF proposal &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fharris-campaign-pushes-back-against-trumps-ivf-proposal-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=2334334&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>Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign is actively countering\u2063 former President\u2064 Donald Trump&#8217;s \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-joe-biden-announce-a-fourth-round-of-stimulus-payments-only-for-vaccinated-americans\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Joe Biden Announce A Fourth Round Of Stimulus Payments Only For Vaccinated Americans?\">recent proposal<\/a>\u2062 to have the government or insurance companies fully cover the\u2063 costs of\u200b in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments should he\u200b return to office. Harris&#8217;s\u2064 team launched a &#8220;Fighting for Reproductive Freedom&#8221;\u2063 bus \u2062tour, starting in Palm Beach, Florida, near Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago resort, while holding press calls to criticize his \u2062position on reproductive rights.\u200d <\/p>\n<p>Trump had announced\u200b plans for IVF funding during a\u200c rally in \u200dMichigan, asserting it would lead\u2063 to an \u200bincrease in births. However,\u2063 Harris&#8217;s spokesperson, Kevin Munoz, \u2063refuted Trump&#8217;s claims, pointing out that the Trump \u2063administration and allied \u2062Republicans have historically supported\u200c legislation\u2064 that could restrict access \u2064to IVF and abortion services. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a supporter \u2063of Harris, emphasized the\u200d need for a national law to\u200c protect IVF rights, contrasting\u2064 that\u2063 with \u2063the Republican agenda, which she argues \u2063includes attempts to \u200dban such services.<\/p>\n<p>The debate over IVF escalated earlier\u2062 this year following \u200can\u2064 Alabama Supreme Court ruling\u2062 that granted embryos personhood status, leading to \u200cthe temporary closure of IVF clinics in the state. While Trump attempted to distance himself from\u200c the repercussions of this ruling during his campaign, citizens like\u2063 Latorya Beasley voiced their frustrations over how such decisions \u200bimpacted \u200dtheir fertility treatments.\u200d The discourse reflects\u2063 deeper tensions within American reproductive rights as \u200cboth parties navigate voter sentiments\u2063 ahead of the election.  <\/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\">Harris campaign pushes back against Trump&rsquo;s IVF proposal<\/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_1742018\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&lsquo;s campaign is forcefully rebuking former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s newest call for the government or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/interview-how-health-care-price-transparency-can-save-americans-money-and-put-consumers-in-charge\/\" title=\"INTERVIEW: How Health Care Price Transparency Can Save Americans Money And Put Consumers In Charge\">health insurance companies<\/a> to fully fund <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ivf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in vitro fertilization<\/a>&nbsp;treatments under a hypothetical second administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Her campaign announced the launch of a 50-stop &ldquo;Fighting for Reproductive Freedom&rdquo; bus tour beginning Tuesday in Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump&rsquo;s Mar-a-Lago resort is located, and held a press call Friday morning to slam the former president&rsquo;s more moderate stance on reproductive rights.<\/p>\n<p>At a campaign stop Thursday in Potterville,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michigan<\/a>, Trump told attendees that &ldquo;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;<\/p>\n<p>The measure is meant to lead to &ldquo;more babies, to put it very nicely&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3137975\/trump-vows-ivf-free-second-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump explained<\/a> to the crowd. But Kevin Munoz, a senior spokesman for the Harris campaign disagreed with Trump&rsquo;s assessment in a press call with reporters Friday morning. <\/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>&ldquo;In case anybody has forgotten, Trump and Vance&rsquo;s official platform promises to effectively ban IVF and abortion,&rdquo; Munoz said. &ldquo;Trump continues to refuse to veto extreme legislation that would threaten access to IVF for families across the country.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Committee&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.nucleusfiles.com\/be\/beb1a388-1d88-4389-a67d-c1e2d7f8bedf\/2024-gop-platform-july-7-final.pdf?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>platform<\/a>, which was adopted in July, softened the GOP&rsquo;s stance on abortion due to pressure from the Trump campaign but also called for members to &ldquo;oppose Late Term Abortion while supporting mothers and policies that advance Prenatal Care, access to Birth Control, and IVF (fertility treatments).&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The former president has alternated between bragging that he helped overturn <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> in June 2022 by appointing three Supreme Court justices who helped strike down the case, while also cautioning his party members that moderation on abortion will stem electoral losses for the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats have slammed Trump&rsquo;s efforts and claimed that voters will reject these efforts to move away from the most restrictive abortion limits.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;American women are not stupid, and we know the only guaranteed protection for IVF is a new national law, which Kamala Harris supports and Donald Trump opposes,&rdquo; said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a top Harris surrogate. &ldquo;When a law to protect IVF nationwide was put up for a vote in the Senate, J.D. Vance voted against it and four weeks later, Trump picked Vance to be his running mate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Making vague promises about insurance coverage does not stop a single one of the 131 Republicans in Congress from advancing their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baby-on-board-texas-bill-would-make-unborn-child-second-person-in-hov-lanes\/\" title=\"\u2018Baby On Board\u2019: Texas Bill Would Make Unborn Child Second Person In HOV Lanes\">fetal personhood bill<\/a> that would ban IVF despite what Trump seems to think,&rdquo; Warren added. &ldquo;American women are smart and we aren&rsquo;t falling for his gaslighting.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/senate-ivf-alabama-reproductive-care-460d099153d3faf548e9326ff17dbae6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>blocked a Democratic-led bill<\/a> in June that would guarantee a woman&rsquo;s right to IVF and instead proposed a different bill discouraging states from explicitly banning IVF, but Democrats blocked that legislation as well. <\/p>\n<p>The battle over IVF came to a head earlier this year when an Alabama Supreme Court ruling gave embryos personhood status, resulting in state IVF clinics temporarily shutting down to comply with the decision.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP largely disavowed the IVF ruling, with Trump telling the crowd at the Michigan rally, &ldquo;In Alabama, where the judge ruled against it, and I countered the judge and came out with a very strong statement for it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Latorya Beasley, a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, however, blamed Trump for the ruling during the Harris campaign press call. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was actually sitting in my doctor&rsquo;s office one week away from my embryo transfer when I learned that clinics were halting fertility services,&rdquo; Beasley told journalists. &ldquo;It felt like my whole future was taken away from me in just an instant. It was a devastating moment for our family, financially, physically and emotionally. It took months before we could start IVF again. Donald Trump is directly responsible for what happened to me.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju claimed that Trump&rsquo;s anti-IVF efforts have spread across the nation, harming more women than those in Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Alabama is not alone,&rdquo; Timmaraju said. &ldquo;Because of Donald Trump, laws are now in effect in states across the country that contain language that could endanger fertility treatment and even contraception. And what does Trump do about these extreme laws that threaten IVF? He&rsquo;s not trying to repeal them. In fact, he calls these bans a &lsquo;beautiful thing to watch.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although 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> is among one of the top priorities for conservative and evangelical voters, Trump does not appear willing to publicly embrace that stance. Democrats are hoping that calling Trump out for &ldquo;flip-flopping&rdquo; on reproductive rights can help galvanize voters to deliver the White House to Harris.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elections are about choices, and the contrast between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on the issues of abortion and IVF could not be sharper,&rdquo; Warren said. &ldquo;They are in exactly opposite directions.&rdquo; <\/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_1742018\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1742018\"}});<\/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>Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign is strongly opposing former President Donald Trump&#8217;s recent proposal for the government or health insurance providers to cover all costs of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments if he were to win a second term. The campaign has kicked off a 50-stop &#8220;Fighting for Reproductive Freedom&#8221; bus tour, starting Tuesday in Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago resort is located. On a press call Friday morning, they criticized Trump\u2019s more moderate position on reproductive rights. During a rally in Potterville, Michigan, Trump stated that under his administration, the government or insurance companies would be required to pay for all IVF treatment costs to encourage &#8220;more babies.&#8221; However, Kevin Munoz, a senior spokesperson for Harris&#8217;s campaign, disagreed with Trump&#8217;s claims during the press call.<\/p>\n<p>Munoz pointed out that Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance have an official platform that aims to effectively ban IVF and abortion. He noted that Trump has not vetoed extreme legislation threatening access to IVF nationwide. The Republican National Committee&#8217;s platform softened its stance on abortion due to pressure from Trump&#8217;s campaign but still called for opposition against late-term abortions while supporting policies related to prenatal care and fertility treatments.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has boasted about helping overturn Roe v. Wade by appointing justices who contributed to its repeal but also warned party members that being too moderate on abortion could lead to electoral losses. Democrats argue that voters will reject attempts at easing restrictive abortion laws.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a prominent supporter of Harris\u2019s campaign, emphasized that American women are aware of the need for national protections for IVF\u2014something Harris supports while Trump opposes. She highlighted how Vance voted against legislation protecting IVF before being chosen as Trump&#8217;s running mate and criticized vague promises regarding insurance coverage as ineffective against ongoing legislative threats from Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>The issue gained attention earlier this year when an Alabama Supreme Court ruling granted embryos personhood status leading clinics there temporarily halting services\u2014a decision largely disavowed by GOP leaders including Trump himself at rallies.<\/p>\n<p>Latorya Beasley from Birmingham recounted her personal experience with halted fertility services due to this ruling and blamed Trump directly for her family&#8217;s distressing situation during the press call organized by Harris&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p>Mini Timmaraju from Reproductive Freedom for All stated that Trump&#8217;s anti-IVF stance has had widespread negative effects beyond Alabama as similar laws threaten fertility treatments across various states without any efforts from him towards repeal; instead he referred positively towards these bans.<\/p>\n<p>While federal restrictions on abortion remain high priorities among conservative voters, it seems Trump is hesitant about fully endorsing such measures publicly. Democrats believe highlighting his inconsistent positions on reproductive rights can mobilize voters in favor of Harris\u2019s candidacy: \u201cElections are about choices,\u201d Warren remarked regarding the stark contrast between their views on these issues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2334335,"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\/harris-trump-abortion-scaled-1024x680.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35844,32603,36292,39762,32076],"class_list":["post-2334334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-harris-campaign","tag-political-news","tag-reproductive-rights","tag-trump-ivf-proposal","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/harris-trump-abortion-scaled-1024x680.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334334","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=2334334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}