Don’t Give Trump a Pass on IVF, by Phil Lawler

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture, Mar 04, 2025

Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org

Whether or not President Trump discusses in vitro fertilization in his State of the Union address tonight, IVF is a topic that should be on the minds of pro-life Americans.

That Trump has promised to broaden access to IVF should be no surprise; he made that promise during his campaign. What is a surprise is that some prominent pro-lifers have urged us not to complain. On balance Trump has been good for the pro-life movement, they argue; we should not weaken him by criticism.

As I wrote several years ago, during the early days of the first Trump presidency, the logic of that argument is fatally flawed. Let me repeat a portion of my post from 2017: …

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