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President Donald Trump called out lies from Vice President Kamala Harris in her latest ad about IVF (in vitro fertilization) on Thursday.
Trump fact-checked the vice president campaign’s video in a Truth Social post.
“Comrade Kamala Harris just put up an Ad saying that I.V.F. was banned in certain areas because of me. That is another LIE, just like her working at McDonald’s was a LIE! I have been totally supportive of I.V.F., right from the beginning, and so has the Republican Party!,” Trump posted.
The response came after the Harris campaign released a one-minute ad on Monday warning that a Trump victory would lead to an IVF ban. The information stands in stark contrast with the 45th president’s words on the issue in support of IVF services.
Trump told attendees during a rally in Pottersville, Michigan, last month that the federal government will require insurance companies to cover expenses related to in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments if he is elected in November.
“I’m announcing today in a major statement that under the Trump administration, your government will pay for, or your insurance company will be mandated to pay for, all costs associated with IVF treatments, fertilization for women,” Trump said during his remarks.
He added that it is “because we want more babies, to put it very nicely,” adding, “And for the same reason, we will also allow new parents to deduct major newborn expenses from their taxes.”
Trump argued that the current costs of IVF are prohibitive for most American families. A single IVF cycle can cost up to $30,000, according to a Forbes report.
“The IVF treatments are expensive. It’s very hard for many people to do it and to get it,” he noted.
“But I’ve been in favor of IVF right from the beginning. If you talk to [Democrats], they’ll say, ‘Oh, he really doesn’t like it.’ They have ads that I’m against it. It’s just the opposite. By comparison, they’re against it. But I’m totally in favor of it. But we’re going to do what I just said. We’re going to pay for it,” he continued.
“It will help families because a lot of families can’t use it, and a lot of these same families have been hurt so badly by their inflation. They caused the inflation, and we are going to pay for the IVF treatments. We’re going to pay for it and take care of it,” Trump said.
