{"id":2335295,"date":"2024-09-01T16:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T20:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-back-trump-ivf-plans-arent-sold-on-financials-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-01T16:27:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T20:27:22","slug":"republicans-back-trump-ivf-plans-arent-sold-on-financials-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-back-trump-ivf-plans-arent-sold-on-financials-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans back Trump IVF plans, aren&#8217;t sold on financials &#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\">24<\/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%2Frepublicans-back-trump-ivf-plans-arent-sold-on-financials-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=2335295&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>A recent discussion among \u200cRepublican senators indicates a broad support for former President Donald Trump&#8217;s proposal to have the\u2063 federal government \u2063cover in\u2063 vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, although they \u200dexpress concerns \u2062regarding the financial implications of this plan. \u2063Trump announced that if elected, his administration would facilitate insurance coverage for IVF, addressing accusations from Democrats that Republicans oppose such treatments. Senator Tom Cotton emphasized the necessity of evaluating \u200cthe fiscal impact before endorsing any legislation, stating that while the concept of helping couples access IVF is non-controversial, the potential costs raise\u200b important \u2064questions. <\/p>\n<p>Cotton also criticized a Democrat-led\u200c IVF\u2064 bill, labeling it as a &#8220;ridiculous messaging bill&#8221; due to its requirements concerning fertility treatments for transgender individuals.\u2062 Meanwhile, the Biden campaign continues to argue that Trump and the GOP \u200dhave a history of opposing IVF and\u2064 abortion access. In a recent GOP platform\u2062 modification influenced by the Trump campaign, a softer stance on abortion was adopted, which also includes support for IVF. Senator Lindsey Graham suggested a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-seeks-dod-fbi-answers-on-chinese-efforts-to-infiltrate-us-military-bases\/\" title=\"House GOP wants answers from DOD, FBI on Chinese infiltration of US military bases.\">potential\u200c compromise<\/a> through a means-tested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">tax credit<\/a> for IVF treatments, reiterating that the party is not against such options.  <\/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\">Republicans back Trump&rsquo;s IVF plans &mdash; but aren&rsquo;t sold on the financials<\/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>A pair of Republican Senators say they broadly support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s calls for insurance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3137975\/trump-vows-ivf-free-second-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">cover fertility treatments<\/a>, though they are not sold on the financial side of things.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump said on Thursday that the federal government would cover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ivf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in vitro fertilization<\/a> treatments if he&rsquo;s elected. While Democrats have accused Republicans of opposing IVF, Trump&rsquo;s proposal would be extremely expensive, leading to tricky questions for GOP leaders. <\/p>\n<p>After saying he supports access to IVF, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) added he&rsquo;d &ldquo;have to evaluate the fiscal impact, whether the taxpayer can afford to pay for this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d have to evaluate any specific legislation, as I would on any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>legislation<\/a>,&rdquo; he said Sunday on NBC. &ldquo;I certainly support couples having access to IVF. It&rsquo;s not even a controversial issue in any of the 50 states.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: Sen. Tom Cotton says Republicans would be &ldquo;open&rdquo; to Trump&rsquo;s proposed IVF plan after evaluating fiscal impact.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTomCotton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenTomCotton<\/a>: &ldquo;Supporting couples who are trying to use IVF or other fertility treatments, I don&rsquo;t think is something that&rsquo;s controversial at all.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AUc77I5vUL\">pic.twitter.com\/AUc77I5vUL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeetThePress\/status\/1830254623304581374?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 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> <\/p>\n<p>Cotton was pressed on a Democrat-led IVF bill that he and most Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3042688\/senate-gop-defeats-democrat-ivf-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"opposed\">opposed<\/a>, calling it a &ldquo;ridiculous messaging bill&rdquo; that &ldquo;requires fertility treatment for men who think they&rsquo;re women.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign maintains that Trump and the GOP still oppose IVF and abortion access.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In case anybody has forgotten, Trump and [Sen. J.D.] Vance&rsquo;s official platform promises to effectively ban IVF and abortion,&rdquo; Harris spokesman Kevin Munoz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3139046\/harris-pushes-back-trump-ivf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said Friday\">said Friday<\/a>. &ldquo;Trump continues to refuse to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-campaign-pushes-back-against-trumps-ivf-proposal-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris campaign pushes back against Trump\u2019s IVF proposal - Washington Examiner\">veto extreme legislation<\/a> that would threaten access to IVF for families across the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Committee&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.nucleusfiles.com\/be\/beb1a388-1d88-4389-a67d-c1e2d7f8bedf\/2024-gop-platform-july-7-final.pdf?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), appearing on ABC, floated a middle ground where a &ldquo;means-tested tax credit&rdquo; for IVF could be approved.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think [Trump was] just trying to show his support for IVF treatments,&rdquo; Graham said of the proposal. &ldquo;The party has been accused of being against birth control. We&rsquo;re not. We&rsquo;ve been accused of being against IVF treatments. We&rsquo;re not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Graham says Trump was trying to &ldquo;show his support for IVF treatments&rdquo; with his new remarks on public funding.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been accused&mdash;the party has&mdash;of being against birth control. We&rsquo;re not. We&rsquo;ve been accused of being against IVF treatments. We&rsquo;re not.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J9GCShSZlt\">https:\/\/t.co\/J9GCShSZlt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rHCSN5fA1y\">pic.twitter.com\/rHCSN5fA1y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1830249524255674409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-to-return-to-full-employment-next-year-if-congress-passes-1-9-trillion-relief-bill-yellen\/\" title=\"US to Return to Full Employment Next Year if Congress Passes .9 Trillion Relief Bill: Yellen\">tax credits<\/a> for people to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>children<\/a>,&rdquo; Graham continued. &ldquo;Maybe we should have a means-tested tax credit for people using IVF and other treatments to become pregnant. I would support a tax credit, means tested kind of like we do with children. That makes sense to me, to encourage people to have children.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he&rsquo;d support mandating insurance companies to cover the full cost of IVF, Graham gave a flat &ldquo;no,&rdquo; citing the cost.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The battle over IVF emerged 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>Republicans largely disavowed the IVF ruling, and Trump said during a recent rally, &ldquo;In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Alabama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alabama<\/a>, where the judge ruled against it, I countered the judge and came out with a very strong statement for it.&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>Republicans Support Trump&#8217;s IVF Proposals, but Have Concerns About Costs<\/p>\n<p>Two Republican Senators have expressed general support for Donald Trump&#8217;s proposal to have insurance cover fertility treatments, although they are skeptical about the financial implications. Trump announced on Thursday that if elected, the federal government would fund in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. While Democrats claim that Republicans oppose IVF, Trump&#8217;s plan could be very costly, raising difficult questions for GOP leaders. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) stated he supports access to IVF but emphasized the need to assess its fiscal impact and whether taxpayers can afford it. He mentioned on NBC that he would need to review any specific legislation as he does with all proposals and affirmed that supporting couples seeking IVF is not a controversial stance across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Cotton was questioned about a Democrat-led bill regarding IVF that he and most Republicans opposed, labeling it a &#8220;ridiculous messaging bill&#8221; due to its provisions related to gender identity. The Harris campaign argues that Trump and the GOP still stand against both IVF and abortion access, with spokesman Kevin Munoz pointing out their platform&#8217;s intent to effectively ban these services.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Committee&#8217;s platform adopted in July softened its position on abortion under pressure from Trump\u2019s campaign while also advocating for policies supporting prenatal care, birth control access, and fertility treatments like IVF.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), speaking on ABC, suggested a compromise through a &#8220;means-tested tax credit&#8221; for those using IVF. He noted that Trump was likely trying to demonstrate support for such treatments amid accusations against the party of being anti-birth control or anti-IVF.<\/p>\n<p>Graham proposed extending tax credits currently available for having children to include those undergoing fertility treatments like IVF but rejected mandating insurance companies cover all costs associated with these procedures due to financial concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion around IVF gained traction earlier this year following an Alabama Supreme Court ruling granting embryos personhood status which led some state clinics temporarily closing down in response. Most Republicans distanced themselves from this ruling; during a recent rally in Alabama, Trump countered the judge&#8217;s decision by expressing strong support for maintaining access to fertility services<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2335296,"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\/09\/Lindsey-Graham-Trump-IVF.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39874,39873,3756,3634],"class_list":["post-2335295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-financial-concerns","tag-ivf-plans","tag-republicans","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lindsey-Graham-Trump-IVF.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335295","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\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2335296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}