Trump establishes himself as “the father of in vitro fertilization”, even if he endangers it with his crusade against abortion

Former President of the United States and Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump, declared himself as the “father of in vitro fertilization” during a forum with women broadcast this Wednesday by the ultraconservative network FoxNews.

However, the Supreme Court justices appointed by Trump During their term (2017-2021), they facilitated the elimination of the federal right to abortion in 2022 with a decision that opened the door to possible restrictions on in vitro fertilization.

“We are truly the party in favor of in vitro fertilization“, the Republican said during the event. “We want fertilization at all costs, and the Democrats tried to attack us for it, while we are even more in favor of in vitro fertilization than they are,” he added.

Despite these statements, the Republican Party blocked in September the approval in Congress of a Democratic bill to guarantee in vitro fertilization.

The Democrats presented this project precisely to put pressure on Trump, who in recent months has declared himself in favor of in vitro fertilization, while He often boasts of having named the judges who overturned abortion rights.

Following the Supreme Court’s decision, the conservative state of Alabama bans in vitro fertilization by accepting the evangelical right’s argument that frozen embryos should be considered children.

This decision, later overturned by the Alabama state legislature, fueled debate over this method of reproduction that infiltrated the election campaign.

Vice President of the United States and Democratic candidate, Kamala Harrisattacked his Republican rival on social networks and pointed out his contradictions. “Donald Trump introduced himself as “the father of in vitro fertilization”. What is he talking about? Their abortion ban has already undermined access to abortion in every state across the country.and his own party could end in vitro fertilization altogether,” he said.