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Republicans Scramble to Back IVF After Alabama Ruling

One after another, GOP lawmakers and candidates came out with statements in support of IVF after days of silence.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the National Religious Broadcasters convention
Donald Trump wrote Friday that he would ensure “the availability of fertility treatments like IVF in every State in America.” George Walker IV/AP

Republicans are making a coordinated effort to publicly embrace IVF in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court decision that has already restricted access to the procedure within the state.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee said in a memo that candidates must “clearly and concisely reject efforts by the government to restrict IVF,” and many senators and candidates quickly followed suit by issuing statements backing IVF. And on Friday afternoon, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social in support of IVF access.

“Under my leadership, the Republican Party will always support the creation of strong, thriving, healthy American families,” Trump said on his social media platform, Truth Social. “That includes supporting the availability of fertility treatments like IVF in every State in America.”