While on the campaign trail Thursday, Former President Donald Trump made a new promise, saying his administration would pay for in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments for “all Americans” or his administration will “be mandating the insurance company pay.”
The Daily Wire reports that Trump was asked about IVF by a reporter before his rally in Potterville, Michigan, Trump said he was “always for IVF.”
“It’s helping women and men and families,” he said, adding, “We need great children, beautiful children in our country; we actually need them. Under the Trump administration, we are going to be paying for that treatment … for all Americans to get it.”
The Daily Wire adds that the IVF issue was thrown into the national spotlight in February when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children. The ruling caused an uproar from Democrat and Republican politicians, including Trump, who called on the Alabama legislature to act to protect access to IVF.
“Under my leadership, the Republican Party will always support the creation of strong, thriving, healthy American families. We want to make it easier for mothers and fathers to have babies, not harder! That includes supporting the availability of fertility treatments like IVF in every State in America,” Trump wrote at the time. “Like the OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of Americans, including the VAST MAJORITY of Republicans, Conservatives, Christians, and Pro-Life Americans, I strongly support the availability of IVF for couples who are trying to have a precious baby. Today, I am calling on the Alabama Legislature to act quickly to find an immediate solution to preserve the availability of IVF in Alabama.”
🚨 NEW POLICY ALERT 🚨
"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."
"We want more babies!" pic.twitter.com/ZtsGkNUdl6
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 29, 2024
