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In March, at a White House event celebrating Women’s History Month, President Trump dubbed himself the “fertilization president,” a moniker meant to emphasize his commitment to expanding access to in vitro fertilization, or IVF. “We’re gonna have tremendous goodies in the bag for women too,” he added.
It's anyone's guess what "goodies" he's referring to, but his administration has reportedly been listening to pitches on potential incentives to increase American birth rates, including a $5,000 “baby bonus,” motherhood medals for women with six or more children, government-funded menstrual-cycle education in schools, and reserving 30% of Fulbright scholarships for candidates who are married or have kids.
Pronatalist policies attempt to encourage people to have more children, including by offering incentives or appealing to a sense of civic or social duty. In March, billionaire and then-Trump advisor Elon Musk, who has fathered at least 14 children with at least four women, toldFox News anchor Bret Baier that if birth rates do not increase, “civilization will disappear.” In 2021, then-Senate candidate J.D. Vance claimed that childless adults (seemingly referring to...