{"id":2403993,"date":"2025-02-18T21:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T02:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fulfills-campaign-promise-with-ivf-executive-order-it-would-have-been-better-if-he-didnt\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T21:09:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T02:09:41","slug":"trump-fulfills-campaign-promise-with-ivf-executive-order-it-would-have-been-better-if-he-didnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fulfills-campaign-promise-with-ivf-executive-order-it-would-have-been-better-if-he-didnt\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Fulfills Campaign Promise with IVF Executive Order &#8211; It Would Have Been Better If He Didn&#8217;t"},"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\">34<\/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-fulfills-campaign-promise-with-ivf-executive-order-it-would-have-been-better-if-he-didnt%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=2403993&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>President Donald trump recently signed an executive order aimed at\u200c increasing access to\u200d in vitro fertilization (IVF) for\u200d all Americans. \u2062The order seeks to lower costs associated with IVF treatments and\u2062 emphasizes the\u200d importance of family formation. Though, critics argue that the \u2064IVF process frequently enough\u2062 leads to the \u200ddestruction of embryos, which raises ethical concerns, particularly within Christian communities. Many argue\u200c that the majority of embryos created during IVF \u200ddo not survive, either being discarded or\u2062 stored indefinitely, and \u200bas such, IVF practices conflict with pro-life values. voices from various religious and conservative \u2062circles have condemned the executive order, asserting\u2063 that it promotes a practise that they believe exploits the most vulnerable\u2014unborn human\u200c lives. critics suggest this decision undermines the administration&#8217;s \u200bpro-family\u2062 stance.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday, launching an inquiry to explore increasing access to in vitro fertilization, also known as IVF, for all Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The executive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/02\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-expands-access-to-in-vitro-fertilization-ivf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order<\/a> &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signs-ivf-executive-order-to-expand-fertility-treatment-access-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... signs ... ... to expand fertility treatment access ... Washington Examiner\">directs policy recommendations<\/a> to protect IVF access and aggressively reduce out-of-pocket and health plan costs for such treatments,&rdquo; with the intent of ensuring &ldquo;reliable access to IVF.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The order also claims to recognize &ldquo;the importance of family formation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But the Trump administration failed to understand that IVF as commonly practiced is far more about family destruction than &ldquo;family formation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#127482;&#127480;MAKE FAMILIES GREAT AGAIN: President Trump has taken bold action to expand access to IVF!<\/p>\n<p>His Executive Order directs policy recommendations to safeguard IVF treatments and lower costs&mdash;making fertility care more affordable for American families! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/65ofNMcGfT\">pic.twitter.com\/65ofNMcGfT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1891962340796448980?\">February 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  As previously <a href=\"https:\/\/christoverall.com\/article\/concise\/biblical-ethics-and-in-vitro-fertilization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> by Emma Waters, a research associate at the Heritage Foundation specializing in bioethics, IVF involves doctors attempting to &ldquo;create as many embryos as they can to increase a couple&rsquo;s chances of success.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that each embryo is a &ldquo;distinct, image-bearing, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">living human life<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of embryos, one way or another, will die in the IVF process.<\/p>\n<p>Most are thrown away due to some perceived defect, selectively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-dares-tell-truth-abortion-will-politicians-listen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aborted<\/a> in the womb, or stored indefinitely in a freezer.<\/p>\n<p>For every one baby that is successfully implanted and brought to term, several others die.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">IVF turns children into a product to be created, sold, and discarded &ndash; violating their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-challenges-biden-transgender-sports-policy\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul challenges Biden transgender sports policy\">basic human rights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LilaGraceRose\/status\/1891970692859502690?\">February 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The babies conceived and born through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/parents-learn-nightmare-truth-3-months-taking-ivf-baby-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IVF<\/a> are precious. But so are their siblings who are brought into the world only to be neglected or murdered by medical professionals and even by their own parents.<\/p>\n<p>None of this even begins to mention the disturbing <a href=\"https:\/\/christoverall.com\/article\/concise\/designer-embryos-and-kids-born-from-the-dna-of-throuple-parents-understanding-the-depraved-new-world-of-eps-and-ivg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trends<\/a> toward eugenics and designer embryos that IVF enables.<\/p>\n<p>Because life starts at conception, IVF is not a practice that aligns with biblical sexual ethics, the created order, or the image of God in man.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING:<\/p>\n<p>President Trump just signed an order expanding IVF<\/p>\n<p>Only 7% of human embryos created via IVF will result in a live birth<\/p>\n<p>93% of these lives are frozen indefinitely, miscarried, or aborted<\/p>\n<p>Over 1,000,000 embryos are frozen in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>IVF is NOT pro-life<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LilaGraceRose\/status\/1891961616192700665?\">February 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That is why a vast number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/one-americas-popular-stand-comedian-devout-christian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian<\/a> communions, ranging from the Roman Catholic Church to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbc.net\/resource-library\/resolutions\/on-the-ethical-realities-of-reproductive-technologies-and-the-dignity-of-the-human-embryo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southern Baptist Convention<\/a>, clearly condemn the use of IVF.<\/p>\n<p>The lengthy and illustrious history of the Christian faith would say that civil leaders should promote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/surveyed-female-dems-republicans-affairs-cheating-difference-worse-expect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marriage<\/a>, family, and children, not the use of transhumanist medical technology that relies on discarding most of those children.<\/p>\n<p>Christians rushed to warn the Trump administration of these realities after the executive order was announced.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Babies should be the most protected persons in our society,&rdquo; writer Samuel Sey <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SlowToWrite\/status\/1891982612379418865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commented<\/a>. &ldquo;Instead, because of IVF and abortion, they are the most exploited and murdered persons.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump just objectively made his worst decision since taking office,&rdquo; conservative sports commentator Jon Root <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonnyRoot_\/status\/1891968223706480791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>. &ldquo;IVF is evil, unethical &amp; radically anti-life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As noted by the White House, Trump had promised on the campaign trail to &ldquo;advance IVF and help American families with the associated costs so American families can have more babies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But well beyond the literal monetary cost, when the price of a single living baby is several more dead ones, that is hardly worth the expense.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has kept many of his promises since he was elected.<\/p>\n<p>This pursuit of expanded IVF was a promise he should have broken.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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