{"id":2601281,"date":"2026-05-11T14:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-himself-father-of-fertility-for-protecting-ivf\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:15:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:15:40","slug":"trump-calls-himself-father-of-fertility-for-protecting-ivf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-himself-father-of-fertility-for-protecting-ivf\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump calls himself &#8216;father of fertility&#8217; for protecting IVF"},"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\">18<\/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-calls-himself-father-of-fertility-for-protecting-ivf%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=2601281&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 called himself the \u201cfather of fertility\u201d during an Oval Office event announcing a new federal directive that would let <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >employers offer expanded fertility insurance benefits<\/a>. He credited Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama for raising the issue after a 2024 Alabama Supreme Court decision questioned IVF\u2019s legal status. britt praised Trump for helping drive Alabama to restore nationwide access to IVF by changing the state\u2019s approach after hospitals temporarily suspended treatment.<\/p>\n<p>At the same event, Trump also highlighted efforts to lower IVF medication costs thru his TrumpRX program, claiming important price reductions for drugs commonly used in IVF.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Monday labeled himself the \u201cfather of fertility\u201d on Monday for his administration\u2019s work to protect <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ivf\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11038\">in vitro fertilization<\/a> and cut costs associated with the procedure. <\/p>\n<p>Trump made the comments during an Oval Office event with administration officials, congressional allies, and IVF advocates announcing a new federal directive allowing employers to offer additional fertility insurance packages to employees. In particular, the president said the issue of IVF was first brought to his attention by Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) after the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling that questioned the legality of the procedure in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe said, \u2018Sir, we have to do something,&#8217;\u201d Trump said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m a quick study. So I learned everything there is to learn in about three to four minutes, and I became the father of fertility.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4562933\/trump-unveils-ivf-insurance-coverage-plan-for-2027\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump unveils IVF insurance coverage plan for 2027<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4562952\/passengers-hantavirus-cruise-ship-atlanta-others-isolating-nebraska\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Two passengers from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-american-who-was-on-hantavirus-cruise-ship-tests-positive-as-2nd-passenger-now-showing-symptoms\/\" title=\"Alert: American Who Was on Hantavirus Cruise Ship Tests Positive, as 2nd Pas...ger Now Showing Symptoms\">hantavirus cruise ship<\/a> taken to Atlanta while others isolate in Nebraska<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4562718\/watch-live-trump-maternal-healthcare\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Trump takes part in Oval Office maternal healthcare event<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cIt just made a lot of sense to me,\u201d Trump said. \u201cShe explained it well. I hope you tell that story. What happened to you, that you were virtually attacked with a bad ruling from court. Very bad ruling, as you remember in Alabama.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>IVF was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-ways-to-save-the-modern-awards-show\/\" title=\"10 Ways To Save The Modern Awards Show\">hot-button issue<\/a> during Trump\u2019s 2024 White House comeback bid after the Alabama Supreme Court granted personhood rights to embryos in a medical malpractice case in which embryos were accidentally destroyed without the consent of the parents. <\/p>\n<p>The ruling resulted in hospitals throughout Alabama suspending IVF treatment until the state legislature passed a new law revoking personhood rights for embryos created through the procedure. <\/p>\n<p>Britt, who attended the Oval Office event, praised the president for having pushed the state of Alabama to address the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou stepped in and saved the day and made sure that we had nationwide access to IVF and done so much,\u201d Britt said.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4562933\/trump-unveils-ivf-insurance-coverage-plan-for-2027\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4562933\/trump-unveils-ivf-insurance-coverage-plan-for-2027\/\"><strong>TRUMP UNVEILS IVF INSURANCE COVERAGE PLAN FOR 2027<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During Monday\u2019s event at the White House, the president also touted his administration\u2019s efforts to cut costs associated with IVF medication through TrumpRX. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne drug, commonly used in IVF, has gone from \u2014 as an example, $966 to $168 \u2014 a difference of 500%,\u201d said Trump. \u201cThis is the most incredible thing, and it\u2019s not talked about by the fake news.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump called himself the \u201cfather of fertility\u201d while touting IVF support and cost cuts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4183,"featured_media":2601282,"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\/2026\/05\/AP26131549864207.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14176,32468,3634],"class_list":["post-2601281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fertility","tag-ivf","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26131549864207.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601281","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\/4183"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601281"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601289,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601281\/revisions\/2601289"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}