Trump: 'IVF should be paid for by insurance or government'

The campaign pledge comes after Democrats have hammered his administration's effect on abortion and reproductive rights.

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“I was always for IVF. Right from the beginning, as soon as we heard about it," he told NBC News on Thursday.

The new campaign pledge comes after his Democratic rival, Vice-President Kamala Harris, and other members of her party have alleged that Republican-led abortion restrictions in some states could further threaten access to fertility treatments.

Trump's announcement could put him at odds with some conservative anti-abortion activists who want to ban IVF for discarding unused human embryos.

But he committed to the new position on Thursday in the interview with NBC.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyg1rlnywyo

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