Trump rolls out plan to lower costs of IVF and fertility care

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President Donald Trump announced a new effort to decrease the cost of in vitro fertilization and other fertility care on Thursday, following through on a campaign promise to help make the procedure affordable for families struggling with infertility. 

The executive actions announced by Trump and his Cabinet officials in the Oval Office on Thursday strike a middle ground that appears likely to minimize the blowback from anti-abortion advocates, who have fought for months to prevent Trump from imposing coverage mandates for IVF through Obamacare.

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