Former President Donald Trump wants to force American taxpayers to foot the bill for a procedure that predicates itself on the routine destruction of human life via in vitro fertilization (IVF). His insistence that “all costs” associated with the procedure responsible for the abandonment of more than a million embryos will be covered through either “government” or insurance mandates, however, only fuels Democrat efforts to link assisted reproductive technology (ART) with their extreme abortion agenda.

“We want more babies, to put it very nicely,” Trump said during his Michigan rally on Thursday, where he also promised to allow “new parents to deduct major newborn expenses from their taxes.”

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"I am announcing today 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 treatment."

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Trump’s desire for Americans to create children and build families is not a bad one. In fact, it’s honorable, especially in the face of our nation’s floundering fertility rates. But the ends do not always justify the means.

It’s unclear exactly what kind of qualifications and parameters come with Trump’s sweeping subsidization of IVF. His emphasis on “all costs,” however, suggests the procedure should be available to anyone and everyone, including........

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