Trump sells himself as a ‘leader’ on IVF, angering some Republicans
By Alice Miranda Ollstein and Megan Messerly,
Politico
| 09. 12. 2024
"Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada" by Gage Skidmore licensed under CC by SA 2.0
Donald Trump pitched himself as a “leader” on in vitro fertilization during his Tuesday debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. His plans are angering swaths of the Republican Party.
The former president, eager to deflect attacks that his election would threaten fertility care, has gone so far as to pledge free IVF treatments to all Americans, paid for either by insurance companies or the federal government
It’s a pitch designed to win back the moderate women who have moved away from Trump and neutralize Democratic attacks on his record on reproductive health that have dogged the GOP since the fall of Roe v. Wade more than two years ago. Harris, during Tuesday’s debate, said that “couples who pray and dream of having a family are being denied IVF treatments” because of state restrictions that she frequently refers to as “Trump abortion bans.”
But heading into the final weeks of the election...
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