The Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump, proclaimed on Wednesday, in front of an exclusively female audience, that he was the “father of in vitro fertilization”, a sensitive and very political issue as the presidential election approaches. .
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“We are truly the party of in vitro fertilization. The Democrats tried to attack us on this point, but we are even more active than them in the field of in vitro fertilization, or IVF, said the former American president during a program on Fox News.
The latter did not explain his remarks further, remaining vague on this theme, one of the main weak points of his campaign.
In the same interview, he recounted how after a court ruling in February banning the technique in very conservative Alabama, Republican Senator Katie Britt called him to help defend himself in the face of mounting controversy. He then said to her: “Explain IVF to me very quickly, and in two minutes I understood and I said “no, no we are for IVF!”,” the ex-president recounts.
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For this show, pre-recorded on Tuesday in the hotly contested state of Georgia, the billionaire was in front of an audience made up exclusively of women, but completely won over to the Republican, who applauded on several occasions.
Donald Trump is far behind in the polls by his competitor Kamala Harris within the female electorate, who closely watches statements related to the sensitive issue of the right to abortion.
Over the past 15 years, Mr. Trump has been very changeable on the issue, first describing himself as “pro-choice” before calling for “some form of punishment” for women who seek abortions.
Donald Trump boasts of having, through his appointment of three conservative judges to the Supreme Court, allowed the cancellation in June 2022 of the constitutional guarantee of the right to abortion.
But faced with repeated criticism from Democrats and the support of a majority of public opinion for the right to abortion, the former president is now careful to present himself as a defender of “reproductive rights”.
In contrast, the Democratic candidate poses as a fervent defender of women’s rights to control their bodies. “Donald Trump has proclaimed himself “father of in vitro fertilization”, but what is he talking about?” Kamala Harris asked.
“His abortion bans have already jeopardized access to the technique in states across the country — and his own agenda could end in vitro fertilization altogether,” she continued.
Before the interview, Harris’ campaign held a press conference to discuss the case of Amber Thurman, 28, who developed rare medical complications after taking an abortion pill and died in August 2022, in Georgia, due to not being treated in time.
States are now free to legislate on the issue of abortion and several have already reduced access to it. Mr. Trump admitted on Wednesday that some had been “too harsh,” before adding that would change.
