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Trump & Harris Debate IVF: Why It’s an Election Issue

Originally broadcast September 26, 2024

At the beginning of this year, few could have predicted that in vitro fertilization would become a big political topic. But that’s what occurred after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos are “unborn children.” The Alabama legislature then responded by passing a law to shield IVF providers.

Since then, former President Trump said he wants the government or insurance companies to pay for IVF treatment. However, Vice President Kamala Harris has said that “under Donald Trump’s abortion bans, couples who pray and dream of having a family are being denied IVF treatments.”

As we near election day, we’re looking back to an interview with a national leader on these issues. Carole Johnson is the administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, which is part of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department.

Johnson told hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter in March that some health care providers were already reluctant to work in states with restrictive reproductive legislation and the Alabama situation presented a new challenge.

She stated that “It should not be the case that young women in this generation have less rights than I did growing up and we need to change that. We will continue to lean in as an administration supporting women.”

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