Trump IVF action gets restrained pushback from anti-abortion groups

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Anti-abortion advocates expressed relief that President Donald Trump steered clear of mandates for health insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization, but many are still disappointed in his plan to increase access to assisted reproductive technologies.

Abortion opponents with moral opposition to IVF have been bracing for this announcement since Trump signed an executive order in February directing the Domestic Policy Council to look into ways to lower the out-of-pocket costs for IVF.

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