Trump Floats Coverage Mandate for I.V.F. Treatment
New York TimesSEP 2024
Trump continues to prove he's a maverick who's willing to buck the party line to make lives better for average Americans. His support of coverage for IVF — like his opposition to a federal abortion ban — shows Trump isn't beholden to the Republican elites and plans to be a champion for women's rights if he's reelected.
If Trump truly believes in covering IVF, he's not just moving toward the political middle, he's going progressive. His administration didn't do anything even close to this during his first term. But considering this announcement was presented without any details over funding or navigating state laws related to IVF, it was probably made off the cuff in an attempt to pander to women voters.
This is a slap in the face to the pro-life movement, which has diligently supported Trump throughout all his presidential campaigns. Maintaining the legality of IVF — considering how many embryos are destroyed to support this process — is a leftist policy, and financially supporting it is way out left. Trump must rethink this position.
There's a 2% chance that elective abortion will be banned nationally in the US before Jan. 1, 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.