Republican candidate Donald Trump announced Thursday that he supports reimbursement for in vitro fertilization for couples in the United States so that the country can have “more babies.”
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“Under a Trump presidency, the state or your insurance company will pay all costs associated with IVF,” he said at a campaign rally in Michigan.
The issue of IVF is particularly delicate and very political in the run-up to the November presidential election.
Since the United States Supreme Court ended the constitutional guarantee of the right to abortion in 2022, advocates of the right to abortion have been concerned that medically assisted procreation (MAP) and in particular IVF could be affected.
In February, a court in the very conservative state of Alabama said it considered frozen embryos to be “children,” and several specialized clinics announced they were suspending their activities in the wake of the decision.
The case, directly linked to the abortion debate, quickly rose to the top of the electoral campaign.
It illustrates a certain unease within the conservative camp which claims to be resolutely “pro-life”. However, for some, suspending IVF contradicts the defense of the family and traditional values.
“We want more babies,” Donald Trump said Thursday.
