By Natalie Dodson, First Things, Oct. 16, 2024
Natalie Dodson is a policy analyst at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
Opposing taxpayer-funded abortion has been a bare-minimum pillar of the pro-life movement. It has served as a rallying cry for Republican politicians and voters alike for decades. Yet, under the guise of fertility treatments, this longstanding stance is at risk.
New proposals sponsored by Republican members of Congress and former President Donald Trump would fund the destruction of unborn children. In an interview with NBC News’s Dasha Burns, President Trump shared that “under the Trump Administration, we are going to be paying for [in vitro fertilization (IVF)] . . . or we’re going to be mandating that the insurance company pay.” …