WASHINGTON ― Last month, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump surprised almost everybody in the nation’s capital by floating a plan to require insurance companies to pay for the costs of in vitro fertilization for women who need it. On Tuesday, Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would do just that. It’s the second time in … Read more
Donald Trump has said more on abortion in the past few weeks of his presidential campaign than he has in the last two years. And it’s increasingly clear why he has strategically danced around the subject for so long. ABC moderators and Vice President Kamala Harris are likely to push Trump to clarify his stance … Read more
Prominent Republicans are trying to figure out how to handle Donald Trump’s latest policy announcement regarding in vitro fertilization. Over the weekend, a number of GOP leaders reacted to Trump recently announcing he’d make insurance companies cover the costly fertility treatment if he’s elected as president. “Under the Trump administration, we are going to be … Read more
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has repeatedly told the story of him and his wife, Gwen Walz, struggling to have children and turning to fertility treatments for help. On Tuesday, Gwen Walz offered more detail, specifying that they did not use in vitro fertilization, or IVF. In a statement from the Democratic presidential campaign, … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The makings of a presidential ticket began in an unusual spot six months ago: a Minnesota abortion clinic. At the time, it was a historic visit for Vice President Kamala Harris — no president or vice president had ever made a public stop at one. But the visit laid the groundwork for … Read more
Sen. JD Vance, the Ohio Republican who was named this month as former President Donald Trump’s running mate, has come under fire ― and become a meme ― for disparaging people who don’t have children as “childless cat ladies” in 2021. But the 39-year-old senator has a years-long documented history of describing people without children … Read more
Democrat Tim Walz has slammed Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) over his record on reproductive rights issues, with the Minnesota governor sharing a personal message about his family’s use of in vitro fertilization. During a Thursday appearance on MSNBC’s “Inside With Jen Psaki,” Walz recognized that it was World IVF Day before saying that he and … Read more
July 25 marks “World IVF Day” and Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign hopes it’s a happy one for everyone — except Donald Trump’s running mate. “Happy World IVF Day To Everyone Except JD Vance,” a Thursday afternoon press release from the campaign reads. The release highlights the Republican party’s opposition to reproductive health care, focusing in … Read more
Exposure to fine particulate matter, a common air pollutant, can significantly decrease the odds of a successful in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle, even in areas with good air quality, a new study found. The Australian study published Sunday in the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology found that exposure to pollution before the retrieval of … Read more
Republicans have been screaming from rooftops in recent weeks about how much they support in vitro fertilization and its availability nationwide, but one GOP congressman is threatening to blow up their strategy. Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) this week pushed an amendment to a defense appropriations bill that would have banned funding for IVF, which he … Read more
