Trump Says He Would Consider Religious Exemptions to Covering IVF
Medical workers and IVF patients during a news conference on access to in vitro fertilization treatments.
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Former President Donald Trump said he would consider religious exemptions for his campaign pledge to cover the costs of in vitro fertilization, a concession to some of his conservative Christian supporters who oppose the fertility procedure.
“Well, you know, I haven’t been asked that, but it sounds to me like a pretty good idea, frankly,” the Republican nominee said in an interview with Catholic news channel EWTN Thursday. “But even Catholics, a lot of them, they want IVF fertilization, basically, and they view that as helping a family, helping parents have a child.”