Trump Slashes Costs for IVF, Infertility Drugs as Pro-Lifers Howl

U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed pro-life concerns within his coalition over the White House’s recently announced initiative to increase access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments—the latest reminder of IVF’s divisive status within the Republican Party, Josh Marcus reported for The Independent.

Drugmaker EMD Serono will offer reduced prices on its popular Gonal-f drug. (Photo PRNewsFoto/Merck KGaA)

When asked about the anti-abortion movement’s concerns over his support for IVF, the president said the White House plan to lower costs on a common IVF drug and encourage workplaces to insure such treatments was, in fact, a pro-life policy. “I think this is very pro-life,” Trump said.

“You can’t get more pro-life than this.”

As part of the plan, drugmaker EMD Serono will offer reduced prices on its popular Gonal-f drug, which the president said will be accessible through the administration’s forthcoming TrumpRx website.

The initiative will also see federal agencies create new rules reducing red tape and allowing workplace insurance to offer fertility treatments as a standalone type of coverage, akin to dental or vision insurance.

Some within the broader pro-life movement criticized the president’s plan.

“I’m thankful there’s no new healthcare mandate forcing coverage for the destructive IVF industry, but IVF, as it’s practiced, still destroys countless humans in the embryonic stage,” Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life, wrote on X.

“It’s time to find real solutions that help families grow and flourish without killing life in the process.”

Lila Rose, founder of the anti-abortion group Live Action, wrote on X: “IVF kills more babies than abortion—millions of embryos are frozen, discarded, or destroyed. Only 7% of embryos created survive to birth. Not a solution to fertility struggles.”