{"id":326583,"date":"2025-02-19T06:03:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T12:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=326583"},"modified":"2025-02-20T12:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T18:22:51","slug":"trump-executive-order-expanding-access-ivf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/trump-executive-order-expanding-access-ivf\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump signs executive order &#8216;to expand access&#8217; to IVF"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AudreyFahlberg\/status\/1891961575298256930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed<\/a> an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/02\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-expands-access-to-in-vitro-fertilization-ivf\/\">executive order<\/a> on Tuesday expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), the act of creating human embryos in a lab and attempting to implant them in either a biological mother or surrogate. The executive order seeks to lower the costs of and reduce barriers to IVF.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Americans need reliable access to IVF and more affordable treatment options, as the cost per cycle can range from $12,000 to $25,000. Providing support, awareness, and access to affordable fertility treatments can help these families navigate their path to parenthood with hope and confidence,&#8221; states the order.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Therefore, to support American families, it is the policy of my Administration to ensure reliable access to IVF treatment, including by easing unnecessary statutory or regulatory burdens to make IVF treatment drastically more affordable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Confirming NOTUS, here is a fact sheet on a Trump executive order &#8220;expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) for Americans,&#8221; per a memo shared by a White House official with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NRO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SBUqMnzvNd\">pic.twitter.com\/SBUqMnzvNd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Audrey Fahlberg (@AudreyFahlberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AudreyFahlberg\/status\/1891961575298256930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Under the order, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy must submit a list of policy recommendations to Trump within 90 days from the date of the order. Those policies would protect IVF access, &#8220;aggressively reducing out-of-pocket and health plan costs for IVF treatment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While many pro-life individuals support IVF as a way to create life, <em>more lives are lost<\/em> to the process than are born alive.<\/p>\n<p>There are an estimated <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/three-problems-in-vitro-fertilization-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one million children<\/a> frozen in the embryonic state in the United States, either waiting to be defrosted and given their chance at life, or &#8220;leftover&#8221; from their parents&#8217; IVF attempt. They face destruction, a perpetual state of cryopreservation, or donation to another couple or scientific research.<\/p>\n<p>All embryos created in the lab are graded on their \u201cquality,\u201d and are discarded if they don\u2019t measure up. Embryos are often destroyed or left behind for being the wrong sex, having a genetic health condition, or not meeting whatever standards have been set for them \u2014 including eye color and hair color. IVF <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/ivf-destroys-embryos-higher-rate-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">destroys embryos at a higher rate<\/a> than induced abortion.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to commodifying human lives, IVF poses significant health risks to both the mother and the child.<\/p>\n<p>Other pro-life groups reacted to the news, as well.<\/p>\n<p>The Radiance Foundation, a pro-life group which also focuses on the importance of fatherhood and adoption, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/radiancefoundation\/posts\/pfbid02dRREdbmb2oDo2gpvQxArKbCEbBDudAieRNv7vEHzBkzkdjJuyadb7TXzS7dW8cRWl\">stated<\/a>, &#8220;&#8230; Not every form of &#8216;family formation&#8217; is moral. What&#8217;s the ethical difference between deliberately killing human life at an IVF clinic versus at an abortion mill? Being on the side of the miracle of life should mean never deliberately allowing that miracle to be destroyed whether through IVF or abortion. Taxpayers should NEVER be forced to pay for the intentional destruction of unborn human life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fradiancefoundation%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02dRREdbmb2oDo2gpvQxArKbCEbBDudAieRNv7vEHzBkzkdjJuyadb7TXzS7dW8cRWl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"489\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pro-life legal group Liberty Counsel founder and chairman Mat Staver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LibertyCounsel\/posts\/pfbid0BkzhHu2TZFdEJLQj1LRGFggzbcHuKSALoXhjxh2iJQMFYfjcvYCffbQs8utLVxZil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a>, &#8220;Children created through IVF are human beings made in the image of God, just as any child conceived naturally. As far as the future of IVF is concerned, it must be approached in a way that affirms the sanctity of each embryo&#8217;s life, places the protection of children before the desires of adults, and treats embryos as children instead of objects for sale.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLibertyCounsel%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0BkzhHu2TZFdEJLQj1LRGFggzbcHuKSALoXhjxh2iJQMFYfjcvYCffbQs8utLVxZil&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"498\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Katy Faust, founder of child-first advocacy group Them Before Us, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGOyxg8IMjQ\/?img_index=1\">stated<\/a>, &#8220;&#8216;Fertility care&#8217; is a euphemism for designer, disposable, and donated (to research) lab-made babies. #BigFertility likely destroys 4x more embryonic life annually than Planned Parenthood. This is an anti-child executive order.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGOyxg8IMjQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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Other known risks for children born via IVF include a <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/study-potential-link-ivf-childhood-leukemia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">higher risk<\/a> of childhood leukemia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3650450\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">low birth weight<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19648588\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">higher blood pressure<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/18689849\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hormonal imbalances<\/a>,\u00a0advanced bone age,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3650450\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cardiovascular issues<\/a>, cerebral palsy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/21658904\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">autism spectrum disorder<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/reproductive-specialist-warns-that-ivf-is-creating-infertile-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infertility<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Editor&#8217;s note:<\/em><\/strong> This article has been updated since its original publication.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/actnow.io\/Vety0KE\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-325597\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LA25DefundPP_EmailBannerAd-02-1-700x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LA25DefundPP_EmailBannerAd-02-1-700x251.png 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LA25DefundPP_EmailBannerAd-02-1-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LA25DefundPP_EmailBannerAd-02-1-768x275.png 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LA25DefundPP_EmailBannerAd-02-1-500x179.png 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LA25DefundPP_EmailBannerAd-02-1.png 1167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), the act of creating human embryos in a lab and attempting to implant them in either a biological mother or surrogate. 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