If former President Donald Trump is wrong about the ethical content of in vitro fertilization, at least he is consistent about what he aims to accomplish with the procedure. The same does not follow for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Since late August, Trump has openly supported IVF as a means of enhancing the Republican Party’s “pro-family” brand. This week, he called himself the “father of IVF,” saying, “We want fertilization, and it’s all the way.” It is sad to see Trump try to market the GOP as “the party for IVF,” but despite his disregard for the morality of the procedure and the irony of propping up IVF as a fertility booster, there is still a through line to his thinking. IVF is a simple, superficial, and strategic matter for Trump.